The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and Peoples Livelihood (ADPL) (香港民主民生協進會/民協) is a pro-democracy political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in October 26, 1986. The party is currently led by its Chairman, Mr. Frederick Fung Kin-kee. A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... Hong Kong (香港; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2; Yale: heūng góng; pinyin: Xiānggǎng; Wade-Giles: Hsiang-kang) is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政區; pinyin: tèbié xíngzhèngqū; Cantonese IPA: /tɐk6piːt6 hɐŋ4tsɪŋ3kʰɵy1/; Jyutping: dak6bit6 hang4zing3keoi1; Yale: dahkbiht hàhngjingkeūi) is a political subdivision of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Honourable Frederick Fung Kin-kee (馮檢基) (born March 17, 1953) is the chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and Peoples Livelihood (ADPL), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. ...

Within the pro-democracy camp, ADPL took a relatively moderate and middle stance. It emphasized more on livelihood issues, and supported an increase in profits and salary taxes (which would have little impact on the grassroot level) while opposing sales tax. The group also called for an increase in education and grassroot medical expenses. A political lobby movement organized by a network of citizens. ...

Historical development

The ADPL was one of the three major pro-democracy groups in the 80s. It catered for grassroot interests, aiming to improve the lifelihood of the grassroots. In 1990, some members of the ADPL (such as Lee Wing-tat and Albert Chan) joined the United Democrats of Hong Kong (which later becomes the Democratic Party). The Democratic Party (民主黨) is a pro-democracy and liberal, political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

The ADPL won 1 seat in the 1991 election of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). In the 1995 election, the party won 4 seats. At the time, due to the close match between pro-Beijing and pro-democracy camps in the LegCo, the stance of the moderate ADPL was influential and often pivotal in controversial issues. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Legislative Council Building The Legislative Council of Hong Kong (立法會, abbreviated LegCo) is the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the issue of the establishment of the Provisional Legislative Council, the ADPL, after an initial opposing stance, switched side and agreed to join the interim body. This led to a split of the group, with a number of members forming a group called the Social Democratic Front. ADPL became the only pro-democracy group in the legislature immediately after the establishment of the HKSAR, keeping 4 members in the interim body. ADPL members also served in the Preparatory Committee for the establishment of the HKSAR. ADPL lost all its seats in the 1998 LegCo election. In 2000, it gained back one directly elected seat (Frederick Fung Kin-kee) in the LegCo. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the district level, ADPL traditionally enjoyed a strong support in the Sham Shui Po district, with another base in Tuen Mun. However the party is unable to gain more seats from this second base. Sham Shui Po (深水埗; pinyin: shen1 shui3 bu4, Yale: sam seuí bouh; lit. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ...

External links

• Web site of ADPL (Chinese only) (http://www.adpl.org.hk)