‘Growing risks’: Hong Kong pro-democracy group scales down

Organisation known for annual Tiananmen vigil lets go of all paid staff and halves its steering committee

One of Hong Kong's most established pro-democracy civic organisations has said it is letting go its paid staff and halving the size of its steering committee after Beijing stepped up its crackdown on opposition activity.

The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is best known for its annual rally and candlelight vigil remembering those killed in the bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.