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Former leader of defunct Confederation of Trade Unions in Hong Kong withdraws Labour Day rally application after ‘being taken away’
- Joe Wong and Denny To had applied to stage 500-strong rally on Hong Kong Island on Labour Day and were waiting for police approval
- Wong was not arrested but had suffered emotional breakdown, To writes on social media
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A former chairman of the defunct Confederation of Trade Unions in Hong Kong has withdrawn an application to hold a rally on Labour Day, his co-applicant has revealed, saying the ex-leader had suffered “tremendous pressure” but could not offer further details because of the national security law.
Without naming ex-chairman Joe Wong Nai-yuen, the city’s security chief and a police spokesman both said it was a “responsible act” if an organiser had decided to cancel a public event after evaluating that he was unable to comply with the law and ensure participants’ safety.
Two weeks ago Wong and Denny To Chun-ho, an ex-committee member, applied to stage a 500-strong rally on Hong Kong Island on May 1.
To on Wednesday morning posted a message on the Facebook page of the rally, which was still pending police approval, saying: “Wong went missing and is unreachable”.

He put up another post at around 1.30pm, saying Wong had been “taken away” in the morning and had decided to withdraw the application after being released.
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