Hong Kong Affairs Society

The Hong Kong Affairs Society (Chinese:太平山學會) was a middle class and professionals oriented political organisation formed in 1984 for the discussion for the Hong Kong prospect and political constitution after the handover to China with about 20 members led by Huang Chen-ya, Man Sai-cheong and liberal lawyer Albert Ho and grew to about 120 in 1987.[1] It was established as a group of political commentary but increasingly involved in subsequent municipal and district boards elections.[2] In the 1980s it was one of the three major pro-democracy groups (the other two being Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood and Meeting Point). In October 1986, the Society joined the Joint Committee on the Promotion of Democratic Government which consisted of about 190 organizations, putting forward to proposal of direct election in the 1988 Legislative Council election but was rejected.[3] Its leader Albert Ho and most of its members later on joined the newly established United Democrats of Hong Kong in 1990.

Hong Kong Affairs Society

太平山學會
PresidentHuang Chen-ya
Albert Ho
FoundedFebruary 1984 (1984-02)
DissolvedApril 1990 (1990-04)
Succeeded byUnited Democrats of
Hong Kong
IdeologyLiberalism (Hong Kong)
Political positionCentre-left
Regional affiliationPro-democracy camp
Hong Kong Affairs Society
Traditional Chinese太平山學會

Electoral performance

Municipal elections
Election Number of
popular votes		 % of
popular votes		 UrbCo
seats		 RegCo
seats		 Total
elected seats
1986 19,330 5.49
1 / 15
0 / 12
1 / 27
1989 18,699 8.80
2 / 15
1 / 12
3 / 27

District Board elections
Election Number of
popular votes		 % of
popular votes		 Total
elected seats		 +/−
1985 4,148 0.60
3 / 237
 3
1988 36,666 5.75
17 / 264
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See also

References
  1. Emmons, Charles F. (1988). Hong Kong prepares for 1997: politics and emigration in 1987. Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong. p. 101.
  2. Lam, Jermain T. M. (2000). The political dynamics of Hong Kong under the Chinese sovereignty. Nova Science Publishers. p. 149.
  3. Soctt, Ian (1989). Political Change and the Crisis of Legitimacy in Hong Kong. University of Hawaii Press. p. 290.
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