Members Jump Ship｜Four Hong Kong Democratic and Nation-Building Alliance Members Quit in Two Days
黨員跳船｜香港民主建國聯盟2日內4聯黨員退黨
The National Security Department arrested four members of the Hong Kong Democratic and Nation-Building Alliance the day before yesterday, and today (the 11th) charged three of them with one count of conspiracy to secede. The case was brought before the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon. Three party members issued statements announcing their resignations this afternoon, saying that the leakage of the party’s communications records had led to members in Hong Kong being arrested. They said the situation was serious and therefore decided to leave the party with immediate effect. Party chairman Au Wing-kong had also resigned two days earlier. Hong Kong Democratic and Nation-Building Alliance members Hau Chung-yu, Chu Ka-ki and Sze Lok-yin said in their statements that the party had long used unencrypted chat tools and public groups, and that the recent leakage of communications records had led to members in Hong Kong being arrested. They said information-security risks had still not been properly addressed, and that several members felt the situation was serious. They therefore decided to leave the party with immediate effect to protect their own safety and that of others. Hau Chung-yu and Chu Ka-ki are elected members of the Hong Kong Parliament. They said they would “continue to fulfil their responsibilities to the public” and would temporarily use the social-media platforms of the Hong Kong National Front to disseminate information.
國安處前日拘捕4名「香港民主建國聯盟」成員，並在今（11日）落案起訴其中3人一項「串謀分裂國家」罪，案件今午在西九龍裁判法院提堂。三名黨員今午發退黨聲明，指該黨因通訊紀錄外洩，導致香港地區黨員被捕。三人指事態嚴重，遂決定自即日起退黨。另外，黨主席歐永康則已在兩日前退黨。 「香港民主建國聯盟」黨員侯中宇、朱嘉祺及施樂賢今午發退黨聲明，指黨內長期採用未加密之聊天工具及公開群組，近日更因通訊紀錄外洩，導致香港地區黨員被捕。認為資安風險至今未獲妥善處理，多位黨員深感事態嚴重，遂決定自即日起退黨，以保障自身及他人安全。 其中侯中宇和朱嘉祺為「香港議會」當選議員，二人指將「持續履行對公眾的責任」，並暫借「香港民族陣綫」的社交媒體平台作為資訊發佈之用。