Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong 穩定香港協會 | |
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| Chairman | Chan Yat-sen |
| Vice-Chairmen | Lau Wong-fat Cheung Yan-lung Lee Lin-sang Lau Sam-po |
| Founded | 16 May 1991 (1991-05-16) |
| Dissolved | 4 June 2010 (2010-06-04) |
| Merged into | Hong Kong Progressive Alliance |
| Ideology | Conservatism (HK) |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
TheFederation for the Stability of Hong Kong (Chinese:穩定香港協會, abbreviated 穩港協;FSHK) was apro-Beijing rural political group representing the interests of theNew Territoriesindigenous inhabitants active in the 1990s.
The Federation was incorporated on 16 May 1991,[1] consisting of a number prominent rural leaders such asChan Yat-sen as the Chairman andLau Wong-fat as the Vice-Chairman,[2] both had been the Chairmen of theHeung Yee Kuk.Cheung Yan-lung, another leader of the Heung Yee Kuk and Chairman of theRegional Council of Hong Kong was also Vice-Chairman of the Federation.[3] Two other Vice-Chairmen included Lee Lin-sang, the chairman of theNew Territories Association of Societies and Lau Sam-po, chairman of the New Territories Federation of Industries.[4] Members included also theHong Kong Affairs Advisers, District Affairs Advisers,National People's Congress deputies andChinese People's Political Consultative Conference members.[5] It held three seats in theLegislative Council of Hong Kong after the1991 general election, includingTai Chin-wah,Gilbert Leung and Lau Wong-fat.
Gilbert Leung and Lau Wong-fat joined theCo-operative Resources Centre launched by the pro-business faction in the Legislative Council in December 1991, which later transformed into theLiberal Party. After the creation of thepro-democracyDemocratic Party in April 1994, the Federation formed coalition with other pro-Beijing groups by setting up a joint meeting with theHong Kong Chinese Reform Association and theNew Hong Kong Alliance.[6] Members of the groups later on formed the 52-member new political partyHong Kong Progressive Alliance in April 1994.[7]
The Federation became inactive since then. It was dissolved on 4 June 2010.[1]
