Hong Kong Affairs Society
The Hong Kong Affairs Society (Chinese: 太平山學會) was a middle class and professionals oriented political organisation formed in 1984 for the discussion for the Hong Kong prospect and political constitution after the handover to China with about 20 members led by Huang Chen-ya, Man Sai-cheong and liberal lawyer Albert Ho and grew to about 120 in 1987.[1] It was established as a group of political commentary but increasingly involved in subsequent municipal and district boards elections.[2] In the 1980s it was one of the three major pro-democracy groups (the other two being Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood and Meeting Point). In October 1986, the Society joined the Joint Committee on the Promotion of Democratic Government which consisted of about 190 organizations, putting forward to proposal of direct election in the 1988 Legislative Council election but was rejected.[3] Its leader Albert Ho and most of its members later on joined the newly established United Democrats of Hong Kong in 1990.
Hong Kong Affairs Society 太平山學會 | |
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| President | Huang Chen-ya Albert Ho |
| Founded | February 1984 |
| Dissolved | April 1990 |
| Succeeded by | United Democrats of Hong Kong |
| Ideology | Liberalism (Hong Kong) |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-democracy camp |
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| Traditional Chinese | 太平山學會 | ||||||||
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Electoral performance edit
Municipal elections edit
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | UrbCo seats | RegCo seats | Total elected seats |
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| 1986 | 19,330 | 5.49 | 1 / 15 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 27 |
| 1989 | 18,699 | 8.80 | 2 / 15 | 1 / 12 | 3 / 27 |
District Board elections edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Emmons, Charles F. (1988). Hong Kong prepares for 1997: politics and emigration in 1987. Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong. p. 101.
- ^ Lam, Jermain T. M. (2000). The political dynamics of Hong Kong under the Chinese sovereignty. Nova Science Publishers. p. 149.
- ^ Soctt, Ian (1989). Political Change and the Crisis of Legitimacy in Hong Kong. University of Hawaii Press. p. 290.