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Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong 香港自由民主聯會 | |
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| Chairman | Hu Fa-kuang |
| Vice-Chairmen | Philip Kwok Maria Tam |
| Founded | 6 November 1990 (1990-11-06) |
| Dissolved | 26 May 1997 (1997-05-26) |
| Merger of | Progressive Hong Kong Society |
| Merged into | Hong Kong Progressive Alliance |
| Ideology | Conservatism (HK)[1] Economic liberalism |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Red,white andblue |
TheLiberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (Chinese:香港自由民主聯會, abbreviated 自民聯;LDF) was apro-Beijingpro-business andconservativepolitical party inHong Kong. It was established in 1990, and was composed of mainly conservative businessmen and professionals. It contested in theDistrict Board elections,Urban and Regional Council elections and thefirst Legislative Council election in 1991 against the liberalUnited Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK). It was merged into theHong Kong Progressive Alliance in 1997. Chaired byHu Fa-kuang and vice-chaired byMaria Tam andPhilip Kwok, the leading figures includedTso Wung-wai,Howard Young, and Daniel Heung.
The party was established by a group of conservative businesspeople and professionals in theHong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee (BLCC),Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee (BLDC), which was often called the "Group of 89", and appointed members in theLegislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) who worried about welfare spending and adversarial on 6 November 1990, as the reaction to the liberals forming theUnited Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) on the eve of thefirst direct LegCo elections. The objective of party was to support candidates to fun in the upcoming elections. Due to lack of popular basis and experience, the group invitedMaria Tam Wai-chu, member of theExecutive and Legislative Councils and herProgressive Hong Kong Society (PHKS) to join, as well as four councillors from theHong Kong Civic Association.Hu Fa-kuang became the founding chairman, while Maria Tam andPhilip Kwok Chi-kuen the founding vice-chairmen.[2]
The party won 24 seats in the1991 District Board elections, 3 seats in the1991 Urban and Regional Councils elections and 3 seats in the 1991 LegCo elections of which were all fromfunctional constituencies. The party's pro-Beijing and business-oriented images faced competition from new parties the Beijing-loyalistDemocratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) and pro-businessLiberal Party established in 1992 and 1993 respectively. All three LegCo members,Ngai Shiu-kit,Howard Young andPeter Wong left the party for the Liberal Party in 1993.
The party gained back 1 seat in1995 LegCo elections from theElection Committee withDavid Chu Yu-lin. In 1997, the party was merged into another pro-business pro-Beijing partyHong Kong Progressive Alliance.
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | GC seats | FC seats | EC seats | Total seats | +/− |
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| 1991 | 70,697 | 5.16 | 0 | 3 | — | 3 / 60 | 3 |
| 1995 | 11,572 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 / 60 | 0 |
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | UrbCo seats | RegCo seats | Total elected seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39,139 | 9.99 | 2 / 15 | 1 / 12 | 3 / 27 |
| 1995 | 25,398 | 4.55 | 1 / 32 | 3 / 27 | 4 / 59 |
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | Total elected seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47,633 | 8.96 | 24 / 272 | |
| 1994 | 25,499 | 3.72 | 11 / 346 | 5 |
