Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China

Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China
香港市民支援愛國民主運動聯合會

Founded	21 May 1989 (1989-05-21)
Dissolved	25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)
Type	Non-profit organisation
Key people	Szeto Wah (founder) Lee Cheuk-yan (last chairman)
Website	www.alliance.org.hk

The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China (Chinese: 香港市民支援愛國民主運動聯合會; abbr. 支聯會; Cantonese^ⓘ Mandarin^ⓘ ) was a pro-democracy organisation that was established on 21 May 1989 in the then British colony of Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in Beijing. After the 4 June massacre, the organisation main goals were the rehabilitation of the democracy movement and the accountability for the massacre. The main activities the organisation held were the annual memorials and commemorations, of which the candlelight vigil in Victoria Park was the most attended, reported and discussed event each year. Due to its stance, the Central government in Beijing considers the organisation subversive.^[1]

Five members of the Alliance including vice chairwoman Chow Hang-tung were arrested on 8 and 9 September 2021, after it had rejected a request by police to cooperate in an investigation into it allegedly acting as an "agent of foreign forces", a crime under the Hong Kong national security law.^[2][3] Three leaders of the Alliance were arrested on other national security charges on 9 September, and its assets were frozen.^[4] The Alliance finally decided to dissolve on 25 September after all standing committee members were remanded in custody or jailed.^[5]