Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding

Democratic party chair Lo Kin-hei would not comment on whether Beijing had put pressure on members

Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing cracked down on dissent, will start preparations to shut down, its leader has said.

Lo Kin-hei, chair of Hong Kong's Democratic party, said on Thursday: We are going to proceed and study on the process and procedure that is needed for the disbanding."