Association for Democracy and Justice

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The Association for Democracy and Justice (Chinese :民主公義協會) was a short-lived liberal political organisation in Hong Kong during the mid-1980s as the predecessor of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL).

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Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support civil rights, democracy, secularism, gender equality, racial equality, internationalism, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and free markets.

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History

It was founded in 1985 in the background of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in December 1984 which determined the Chinese sovereignty of Hong Kong after 1997 and the introduction of the representative democracy by the colonial government. It was "a pseudo-political party in preparation for the coming elections for various positions in public office."^[1]

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The association aimed at raising Hong Kong people's political awareness by participating in the territory-wide elections, and to achieve a free, democratic, just society with equal opportunities.^[2]

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References

↑ Cheng, Joseph Y. S. (1987). "Hong Kong: The Pressure to Converge". International Affairs . 63 (2): 273.
↑ "民主公義協會申請註冊". Wah Kiu Yat Po. 5 April 1985. p. 8.

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[1] Cheng, Joseph Y. S. (1987). "Hong Kong: The Pressure to Converge". International Affairs . 63 (2): 273.

[2] "民主公義協會申請註冊". Wah Kiu Yat Po. 5 April 1985. p. 8.