Attempt to Hold May 1 Rally is Cancelled

Wong resurfaced after being missing for about four hours

In a frightening turn of events, the two former Confederation of Trade Union members Joe Wong Nai-yuen and Denny To Chun-ho have withdrawn their application to hold the May 1 rally.

Details are slim at the moment, but former CTU chairman Wong was missing this morning Hong Kong time from around 7.30am to 11.30am and then told To he had cancelled the application.

On a Facebook post, To described Wong as being "in a state of emotional collapse and was clearly under great pressure".

"He told me that he had just signed a paper to cancel the march, but could not disclose the details due to Article 63 of the Hong Kong National Security Law. I can imagine what happened during that time because of my past experience," To wrote.

Article 63 of NSL prohibits Wong from disclosing where he was and what happened to him, and anyone involved with the case needs to keep it confidential as well.

Originally the pair had applied to the Hong Kong police about holding a May 1 rally to promote workers' rights. However, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung warned that others may hijack the event, and that one should not downplay these risks.

Then this morning Wong disappeared.

While he was not arrested or charged, it sounds like he has been severely traumatised for just putting in an application to hold a rally to promote workers' rights.

It is a shocking example of how NSL is used against people -- and in this case with possibly mentally debilitating effects...