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 in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee 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.
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 7 elected representatives in the District Councils.
Emily Lau Wai-hing,JP is a politician in Hong Kong who champions press freedom and human rights. A former journalist,she became the first woman directly elected on the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 1991 LegCo elections. She has served as Legislative Councillor for the New Territories East Constituency throughout the 1990s and 2000s until she stepped down in 2016. She was chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong until 2016.
Sudden Weekly was a women's magazine published in Hong Kong by Jimmy Lai's Next Media Limited from 1995 until 2015. The magazine featured articles on celebrities and targeted women. It ceased publication on 7 August 2015.
Principal Officials Accountability System,commonly referred to as the Ministerial system,sometimes the Accountability System,was introduced in Hong Kong by chief executive Tung Chee Hwa in July 2002. It is a system whereby all principal officials,including the Chief Secretary,Financial Secretary,Secretary for Justice and head of government bureaux would no longer be politically neutral career civil servants. Instead,they would all be political appointees chosen by the chief executive.
The Hong Kong order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Hong Kong. Administered by the government's Protocol Division,the hierarchy does not determine the order of succession for the office of Chief Executive,which is instead specified by the Basic Law of Hong Kong.
The Chung Chi College is one of the constituent colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK),and one of the three original colleges that joined to form the CUHK in 1963. Founded in 1951 by representatives of Protestant churches in Hong Kong,it was formally incorporated under the Chung Chi College Incorporation Ordinance in 1955.
Yeung Kwong was a Hong Kong trade unionist and labour rights activist. He served as chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) from 1962 to 1980 and as its president from 1980 to 1988. He played a leading role in the 1967 Hong Kong riots against British rule in Hong Kong.
The 2002 Hong Kong Chief Executive election was to select the second term of the Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Incumbent Tung Chee-hwa was nominated by the 800-member Election Committee (EC) without competition.
Anna Wu Hung-yuk,GBS,JP is a former non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She qualified as a solicitor after graduating from the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong. She is currently a management consultant.
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is a public body in Hong Kong that enforces anti-discrimination laws and promotes equality. It was created in 1996 as the city's first semi-governmental body focused on anti-discrimination.
The administration of Leung Chun-ying as Chief Executive of Hong Kong,officially referred to as "The 4th term Chief Executive of Hong Kong" relates to the period of governance of Hong Kong since the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong,between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2017.
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.
The Social Democratic Forum was a short-lived political group in Hong Kong formed by the radical faction of the Democratic Party. It consisted mostly the "Young Turks" faction of the Democratic Party which took a more pro-grassroots and street action approaches. It ceased to exist in April 2002 when most members joined The Frontier.
Cheung Yin-tung is a Hong Kong politician. He is the former secretary and treasurer of the Democratic Party and former member of the Yuen Long District Council.
The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 19 December 2017. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,989 members.
The Seventh Legislative Council of Hong Kong is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. It is scheduled to meet in the Legislative Council Complex,from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025,overlapping the six months of Carrie Lam as the fifth term of the Chief Executive and the sixth term of Chief Executive. The membership of the Legislative Council will be determined in the December 2021 election.
