Timeline of reactions to the 2020 Hong Kong national security law (September–November 2021)
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Several more pro-democracy organizations dissolved under the pressure of the national security law. The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions additionally cited physical threats that had been reported by members. The disbandment of the Hong Kong Alliance followed the arrest of its leadership under charges of collusion with foreign forces, adding to earlier arrests of its lead figures. Student Politicism also dissolved.
Secretary for Security Chris Tang accused the Hong Kong Journalists Association of failing to uphold professional standards among its members, and said it shared a responsibility for the eroding reputation of authorities among young people in Hong Kong since 2019. The association strongly denied the accusations.
In November, two activists were jailed under the national security law, one of them purely for speech-based crimes.
September
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Protest humanitarian fund probed
Key leaders in charge of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, which had been founded in 2019 in order to give financial aid to protesters facing prosecution or financial hardship, received letters from police demanding operational information pursuant to the national security law. The national security department investigated unspecified allegations of collusion with foreign forces. The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund announced on September 6 that it would stop receiving donations "for the time being" after it had received advice from the Alliance for True Democracy that requests for payments out of the bank account of the fund would no longer be processed.
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