List of political parties in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power by controlling the Legislative Council
. The Chief Executive
is selected separately by the Central People's Government
and is non-partisan, but has to rely on political parties
in the legislature
for support, effectively having coalition government
s.
Hong Kong has no legislation for political parties, and thus has no legal definition for what a political party is. Most political parties and political groups registered either as limited companies or societies.
that participate in elections but are not considered parties.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power by controlling the Legislative Council
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...
. The Chief Executive
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the President of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and head of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule...
is selected separately by the Central People's Government
Central People's Government
The Central People's Government is the central government of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. According to the 1982 Constitution, "Central People's Government" is synonymous with the State Council.-History:...
and is non-partisan, but has to rely on political parties
Political Parties
Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...
in the legislature
Legislative Council
A Legislative Council is the name given to the legislatures, or one of the chambers of the legislature of many nations and colonies.A Member of the Legislative Council is commonly referred to as an MLC.- Unicameral legislatures :...
for support, effectively having coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
s.
Hong Kong has no legislation for political parties, and thus has no legal definition for what a political party is. Most political parties and political groups registered either as limited companies or societies.
The parties
The list includes also political groups in Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
that participate in elections but are not considered parties.
Present
- 3L, or Economic Synergy (經濟動力, Jīngjì Dònglì)
- 7.1 People Pile7.1 People Pile7.1 People Pile , named after the mass protest in Hong Kong on July 1, 2003, is a small pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established on August 10, 2003....
(七一人民批, Qī-Yī Rénmín Pī) - April Fifth ActionApril Fifth ActionApril Fifth Action or AFAG is a group named after the first Tiananmen incident of 5 April 1976. It is a small socialist group in the Hong Kong...
(四五行動, Sì-Wǔ Xíngdòng) - Association for Democracy and People's LivelihoodAssociation for Democracy and People's LivelihoodThe Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood is a pro-democracy political party in the Hong Kong. It was established on 26 October 1986. The current chairman of the party is Bruce Liu.-History:...
(香港民主民生協進會/民協, Xiānggǎng Mínzhǔ Mínshēng Xiéjìnhuì / Mín-Xié) - China Youth Organization (Hong Kong) (神州青年服務社, Shénzhōu Qīngnián Fúwùshè)
- Civic Act-UpCivic Act-upCivic Act-up is a small pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong, China. It was founded on 24 September 2003 by a group of relatively young activists with the encouragement of Legislative Councillor Cyd Ho Sau-lan, to challenge the existing pro-Government District Councillers in Wanchai in...
(公民起動, Gōngmín Qǐdòng) - Civil Human Rights FrontCivil Human Rights FrontCivil Human Rights Front or CHRF is an organization that focuses on the issues of Hong Kong politics and livelihood, affiliates almost all the pan-democratic camps in Hong Kong. Forty-eight NGOs and political groups have been involved in the organization as of January 2006...
(民間人權陣線/民陣, Mínjiān Rénquán Zhènxiàn / Mín-Zhèn) - Civic PartyCivic PartyCivic Party is a liberal democratic political party in Hong Kong.The Civic Party is currently the third largest political party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, with five members securing seats in the 2008 Hong Kong Legislative Council elections...
(公民黨, Gōngmín Dǎng) - Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB, 民主建港協進聯盟, Mínzhǔ Jiàn-Gǎng Xiéjìn Liánméng)
- Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Hong Kong)The Democratic Party is a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. It was established on 2 October 1994. The party is currently the second largest party in the Legislative Council, headed by Chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and, following the November 2008 merger with the Frontier, had around 745...
(民主黨, Mínzhǔdǎng) - Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour UnionsFederation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour UnionsThe Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions , is the third largest trade union in Hong Kong next to Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions and Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, having 72 trade unions in total. It was established in 1984. Li Fung-ying, the vice-chairman of the trade...
(港九勞工社團聯會/勞聯, Gǎng-Jiǔ Láogōng Shètuán Liánhuì / Láo-Lián) - Proletariat Political Institute (普羅政治學苑, Pǔluó Zhèngzhì Xuéyuàn)
- Hong Kong Confederation of Trade UnionsHong Kong Confederation of Trade UnionsThe Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions is a pro-democracy labour and political group in the Hong Kong. It was established in 1990...
(香港職工會聯盟/職工盟, Xiānggǎng Zhígōnghuì Liánméng / Zhígōng-Méng) - Hong Kong Federation of Trade UnionsHong Kong Federation of Trade UnionsThe Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions is a pro-Beijing labour and political group in Hong Kong. It is the largest labour group in Hong Kong with over 341,000 members in 181 affiliates and 62 associated trade unions.-Policies:...
(香港工會聯合會, Xiānggǎng Gōnghuì Liánhéhuì) - Hong Kong Social Workers' General UnionHong Kong Social Workers' General UnionHong Kong Social Workers' General Union is a trade union for the social workers in Hong Kong. It was established in 1980. The current president, Cheung Kwok-che is the member in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is one of the trade unions in pro-democratic Hong Kong Confederation of Trade...
(香港社會工作者總工會/社總, Xiānggǎng Shèhuì Gōngzuòzhě Zǒng-Gōnghuì / Shè-Zǒng) - The FrontierThe Frontier (Hong Kong)The Frontier was a relatively radical pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong. It was established on 26 August 1996. The group was headed by former convenor Emily Lau Wai-hing since its establishment as a loose group of individual pro-democracy activists.On 23 November 2008, the Frontier...
(前綫, Qiánxiàn) - League of Social DemocratsLeague of Social DemocratsThe League of Social Democrats or LSD is a radical pro-democratic political party in Hong Kong. Its declared purpose is to "take a clear-cut stand to defend the interests of the grassroots"...
(社會民主連線, Shèhuì Mínzhǔ Liánxiàn) - Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Hong Kong)Liberal Party is a business-friendly liberal conservative political party in Hong Kong.-Party beliefs:The party is known for its conservative and business-friendly policies. Despite being a political party friendly with Beijing, it fits in the centre-right political spectrum...
(自由黨, Zìyóudǎng) - Neighbourhood and Worker's Service CentreNeighbourhood and Worker's Service CentreThe Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre is a political group in Hong Kong, holding one seat in the territory's Legislative Council from 1995 to 1997, and since 1998. It was founded in 1985, with its roots in the 新青學社 founded in 1976...
（街坊工友服務處/街工, Jiēfāng Gōngyǒu Fúwùchù / Jiē-Gōng） - Neo DemocratsNeo DemocratsThe Neo Democrats are a pro-democracy political grouping in Hong Kong, composed mainly of former and disenchanted members of the Democratic Party....
(新民主同盟, Xīn Mínzhǔ Tóngméng) - New Century ForumNew Century ForumNew Century Forum is a political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The group comprises professionals, businessmen and academics, and aims to represent the voice of the middle-class...
(新世紀論壇, Xīn Shìjì Lùntán) - People PowerPeople Power (Hong Kong)People Power , is a political coalition in Hong Kong, taking a radical democratic position. It was established in early 2011 after Raymond Wong and Albert Chan quit the League of Social Democrats, citing disagreement with leader Andrew To and his faction...
(人民力量, Rénmín Lìliàng) - Power Voters (選民力量, Xuǎnmín Lìliàng)
- Southern Democratic AllianceSouthern Democratic AllianceThe Southern Democratic Alliance is a pro-democracy political organization in Hong Kong. The Alliance was founded on February 1, 2004.Its stated mission is to unite South Asians with local Chinese to build up a colorful Hong Kong...
(南方民主同盟, Nánfāng Mínzhǔ Tóngméng)
Local
- Central and Western Democratic PowerCentral and Western Democratic PowerCentral and Western Democratic Power is a local political group in the Central and Western district of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China...
(中西區民主力量, Zhōng-Xī Qū Mínzhǔ Lìliàng) - Civil ForceCivil ForceCivil Force is a community alliance in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1993 by a former member of United Democrats of Hong Kong, Lau Kong-wah and 8 other Sha Tin District Board members. The group is active on local district...
(公民力量, Gōngmín Lìliàng) - Justice UnionJustice UnionJustice Union is a small political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established and chaired by Ms Angel Leung, former DJ and then Eastern District Councillor, after leaving the Democratic Party .Three members of the group ran in the...
(公義同盟, Gōngyì Tóngméng) - Kowloon West New DynamicKowloon West New DynamicKowloon West New Dynamic is a political party in Hong Kong. It was founded by a group local politicians in the Kowloon West area on 16 March, 2008. The main focus of party is to improve quality of life in the districts within the area which including Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon City District,...
(西九新動力, Xī Jiǔlóng Dònglì) - New Youth ForumNew Youth ForumNew Youth Forum is a political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The youth group was established in October 2001, and is currently led by convenor Regina Yeung Sum-yu....
(新青年論壇, Xīn Qīngnián Lùntán) - Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic AllianceYuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic AllianceThe Yuen Long Tin Shui Wai Democratic Alliance is a political group in Hong Kong, and it was established in 2003.It is a pro-democracy group formed under the initiatives of legislator and former Democratic Party member Albert Chan Wai Yip in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the...
(元朗天水圍民主陣線, Yuánlǎng Tiānshuǐwéi Mínzhǔ Zhènxiàn)
Defunct
- 123 Democratic Alliance123 Democratic Alliance123 Democratic Alliance was a pro-Kuomintang political party in Hong Kong. It was established in 1994, with an aim to strive for the unification of China, to strive for a free, democratic, and wealthy China, and to establish a democratic and prosperous Hong Kong.The party was represented by Sin...
(一二三民主聯盟, 123 Mínzhǔ Liánméng) - Citizens PartyCitizens Party (Hong Kong)Citizens Party is a small pro-democracy political party in the Hong Kong. It was founded by Christine Loh Kung-wai in May 1997. Since 2005, the party has been headed by Doctor Joe Wong....
(民權黨, Mínquán Dǎng) - Hong Kong Civic Association (香港公民協會, Xiānggǎng Gōngmín Xiéhuì)
- Hong Kong Progressive AllianceHong Kong Progressive AllianceThe Hong Kong Progressive Alliance was a political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in July 1994, and is composed of mainly businessmen and professionals. The party is considered a pro-business and pro-Beijing one. It...
(香港協進聯盟/港進聯, Xiānggǎng Xiéjìn Liánméng / Gǎng-Jìn-Méng) - Meeting PointMeeting PointThe Meeting Point was a political organisation formed for the discussion for the Sino-British negotiation on the question of Hong Kong prospect in 1983. It later on joined the first direct election of the geographical constituency seats in 1991 legislative election and won a historical landslide...
(匯點, Huìdiǎn) - Liberal Democratic Foundation of Hong Kong (香港自由民主聯會/自民聯, Xiānggǎng Zìyóu Mínzhǔ Liánhuì / Zì-Mín-Lián)
- Reform Club of Hong KongReform Club of Hong KongThe Reform Club of Hong Kong was a Hong Kong political group founded in 1949 by Brook Bernacchi. For some time the Reform Club and the Civic Association were the closest to opposition parties in Hong Kong as its members contested Urban Council elections...
(香港革新會, Xiānggǎng Géxīnhuì) - United Democrats of Hong KongUnited Democrats of Hong KongThe United Democrats of Hong Kong was a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. By 1995 it was merged with the Meeting Point to form the Democratic Party...
(香港民主同盟/港同盟, Xiānggǎng Mínzhǔ Tóngméng / Gǎng-Tóng-Méng) - Article 45 Concern GroupArticle 45 Concern GroupBasic Law Article 45 Concern Group is a pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established on 14 November 2003 by legal practitioners and academics...
(《基本法》四十五條關注組, <> 45-Tiáo Guānzhùzǔ)
See also
- List of political parties to browse parties by country
- List of political parties in the People's Republic of China
- Hong Konger Front (我是香港人連線)