Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said Tuesday organizations that cross "red lines" and disregard national security should disband and the government would not hesitate to cut ties with professional groups that turn political.

She made the remarks at a media session before an Executive Council meeting as a response to the dissolution the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the biggest opposition alliance in Hong Kong.

The CHRF announced in a statement that it would disband on a unanimous resolution, starting Sunday, and the Hong Kong Police Force issued a statement subsequently saying that it would continue to investigate and pursue the CHRF's crimes under the law.

"Even if organizations disband of their own volition, it does not absolve them of criminal liability if they are found to break the law. Law enforcement agencies will continue to collect evidence and investigate, and any breaches of the law will be prosecuted accordingly," Lam said.

The Basic Law of Hong Kong guarantees freedom of speech, assembly and procession, but the recent voluntary disbanding of some social organizations has nothing to do with freedom, she added.

Stressing the importance of abiding by the national security law, she continued that the words and deeds of organizations and individuals cannot be excluded from the regulation of this important law.

"In the past we have seen organizations and individuals crossing these red lines. In my opinion, the only choice at this time is disbandment," she said. "So, it's nothing to do with exercising your right or your freedom."

"There is no absolute freedom of an individual anywhere in the world. You enjoy it in accordance with the law," she added.