Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
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Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
香港民主民生協進會 |
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| Abbreviation | ADPL |
| Chairman | Sze Tak-loy |
| Vice-Chairmen | Ho Kai-ming Yeung Yuk |
| Founded | 26 October 1986 |
| Headquarters | Rm. 1104, Sunbeam Commercial Bldg., 469–471 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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Liberalism Social democracy Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-democracy camp |
| Colours | Yellow and green |
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| District Councils |
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港民主民生協進會 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 民協 | ||||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hēung góng Màhn jyú Màhn sāng Hip Jeun Wuih |
| Jyutping | Hoeng1 gong2 Man4 zyu2 Man4 sang1 Hip3 Zeon3 Wui6*2 |
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| Yale Romanization | Màhn hip |
| Jyutping | Man4 hip3 |
The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (Chinese: 香港民主民生協進會, ADPL) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy liberal political party catering to grassroots interest with a strong basis in Sham Shui Po. Established on 26 October 1986, it was one of the three major pro-democracy groups along with the Meeting Point and the Hong Kong Affairs Society in the 1980s.
The ADPL survived through the great unification of the pro-democracy camp in the 1991 and became the only pro-democracy party to sit in the Beijing-controlled Provisional Legislative Council in 1997. It was ousted for the first time in the 1998 Legislative Council election. Its veteran former chairman Frederick Fung was the only legislator for the ADPL until he was defeated in the 2016 Legislative Council election in which the party was ousted from the legislature for the second time. It currently holds 15 seats in the District Councils, most of them are in Sham Shui Po.
In general, the ADPL has stated that its aims are to:
Within the pro-democracy camp, the ADPL is usually considered more moderate. Besides demanding universal suffrage, it places a greater emphasis on livelihood issues and has supported an increase in profits and salaries taxes while opposing sales tax, a stance more favourable to lower income groups. The party also called for an increase in education and coverage of medical expenses.
The ADPL was founded on 26 October 1986 as a political organisation by a group of incumbent Urban Councillors, District Board members, members from mainly four grassroots organisations and professionals, the Association for Democracy and Justice, the Society for Social Research, the New Hong Kong Society, the Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy, the Septentrio Academy and the Sham Shui Po Residents Livelihood Concern Group. The founding chairman was Ding Lik-kiu and vice-chairmen were Frederick Fung Kin-kee and Lee Wing-tat.
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