 In 2013, Mainland Chinese state media labelled Anson Chan, Martin Lee, Joseph Zen and Jimmy Lai as ‘Hong Kong's "Gang of Four"’ due to their alleged foreign connections.In 2019, Chinese state media labelled Anson Chan, Martin Lee, Jimmy Lai and Albert Ho as the gang of four due to their alleged collusion with foreign forces in relation to the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests.The phrase has in turn been denounced by the four individuals.