In light of the passing of the national security law on June 30, prominent democracy activists Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, Agnes Chow, and Jeffery Ngo announced that they would be leaving Demosistō, which have been involved in lobbying in the US for the passing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and the suspension of the city's special trade status. Shortly afterward, Demosistō was disbanded and all operations were ceased. Several pro-independent groups announced that they had ended their operations in Hong Kong, fearing that they would be the targets of the new law.[33] Adrian Brown from Al Jazeera observed the passing of the law created a chilling effect in the city.