Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) saw its sole student union broken up on Oct. 7, eight months after the college withdrew recognition of the body. The move marks the latest dissolution of civil societies under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The recent-disbanded groups include the trade union and the group behind the annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil in Hong Kong. “For 50 years, CUSU [The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Student Union] existed as an independent student organization whose representatives were elected through a democratic process,” the group said in a statement on its Facebook page. “It is a matter of profound regret that CUSU is now history.” The university’s management said it would stop collecting fees and providing venues for its student union, and suspend its members’ positions on all student committees. Management demanded the student group to register as an independent society or company through government agencies and …