The Liberal Party (LP) is a pro-Beijing,pro-business,and conservative political party in Hong Kong. Led by Tommy Cheung and chaired by Peter Shiu,it holds four seats in the Legislative Council,and holds five seats in the District Councils.
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party registered since 1992 in Hong Kong. Chaired by Gary Chan and holding 13 Legislative Council seats,it is currently the largest party in the legislature and in terms of membership,far ahead of other parties. It has been a key supporting force to the SAR administration and the central government's policies on Hong Kong.
Ma Lik,GBS,JP,was a Legislative Councillor,and was the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB),a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong.
The Democratic Party (DP) is a centre-left liberal political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Lo Kin-hei,it is the flagship party in the pro-democracy camp and currently has no elected representatives in the District Councils.
The Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA) was a pro-Beijing,pro-business political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1994 and was merged into the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) in 2005. The DAB then renamed as the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy social-liberal political party catering to grassroots interest with a strong basis in Sham Shui Po. Established on 26 October 1986,it was one of the three major pro-democracy groups along with the Meeting Point and the Hong Kong Affairs Society in the 1980s.
Cyd Ho Sau-lan is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco) for the Hong Kong Island constituency.
Audrey Eu Yuet-mee is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and was founding leader of the Civic Party. She was a member of the executive committee of the Civic Party,focusing on party development. In politics,Eu has focused on matters relating to the Basic Law.
The Hong Kong Island geographical constituency was one of the five geographical constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1998 to 2021. It was established in 1998 for the first SAR Legislative Council election and was abolished under the 2021 overhaul of the Hong Kong electoral system. In the 2016 Legislative Council election,it elected six members of the Legislative Council using the Hare quota of party-list proportional representation. The constituency covered all the four districts on the Hong Kong Island,namely,Central and Western,Eastern,Southern and Wan Chai. In 2020,it had 707,277 registered voters.
Tam Yiu-chung,GBM,JP is a pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong. He is a former member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC),former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) and former chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB).
The League of Social Democrats (LSD) is a social democratic party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Chan Po-ying,wife of Leung Kwok-hung,it positions itself as the radical wing of the pro-democracy camp and stresses on "street actions" and "parliamentary struggles".
The 2007 Hong Kong Island by-election was held on 2 December 2007 and was won by Anson Chan with 54.6% of the votes cast. It was precipitated by the death of the then chairman of the Pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Ma Lik on 8 August 2007.
Choy So-yuk,BBS,JP is a Hong Kong politician. She was an elected member of Eastern District Council and a Hong Kong Deputy of the National People’s Congress. From 1997 to 2008 she was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and its forerunner. Choy is a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and her main supporters are pro-Beijing politicians and organisations,especially the Fujianese in North Point on Hong Kong Island.
Starry Lee Wai-king,SBS,JP is a Hong Kong politician and former chairperson of the largest pro-establishment Beijing-loyalist party,the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). She is a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC),Legislative Councillor for the Kowloon Central geographical constituency,and a former Kowloon City District Councillor. From 2012 to 2016,she was a member of the Executive Council.
Ip Kwok-him,GBM,GBS,JP is a former unofficial member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong,served between 2016 and 2022. He is also former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the District Council (First) functional constituency and Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress and the former convenor of the caucus of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) in the Legislative Council. He was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
The 2003 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 23 November 2003 for all 18 districts of Hong Kong,400 members from directly elected constituencies out of total 529 council members. It was the second District Council election after the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.
Christopher Chung Shu-kun,SBS,JP was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2012,representing the Hong Kong Island constituency. He is also former chairman of Eastern District Council,and a former councillor from 1991 to 2015,representing the Yue Wan constituency. He is a veteran member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong,the flagship pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
The Third Legislative Council of Hong Kong was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The membership of the LegCo is based on the 2004 election. The term of the session was from 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2008,during the second half of the Tung Chee-hwa's administration until his resignation in 2005 and was replaced by Donald Tsang for the rest of the term,and also the beginning of the third term of Chief Executive after Tsang won in the 2007 Election. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) became the largest party with 10 seats. Notable newcomers to the Legislative Council included Leung Kwok-hung,Alan Leong,Ronny Tong,Albert Cheng,and Jeffrey Lam.
The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 19 December 2012. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,621 members.
Holden Chow Ho-ding is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician. He is vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB),the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong,and a former chairman of Young DAB,its youth wing. He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016,through the District Council (Second) "super seat". He was re-elected in 2021 through the New Territories North West geographical constituency.
