On Sept. 4, the U.S. Congressional and Executive Committee on China (CECC) released a report (pdf) titled “Hong Kong’s Civil Society: From an Open City to a City of Fear.”
The report cover shows logos of various civil organizations or groups that have been dissolved or disbanded in the past two years. These organizations include the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, (HKCTU), Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (HKPTU), Stand News, and Hong Kong Alliance In Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (HK Alliance).
The CECC interviewed 42 people, either currently or formerly living in Hong Kong, including attorneys, former Legislative Council members, and university professors, and published 33 of the interviews in the report….