Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong
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Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
民主建港協進聯盟 |
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| Abbreviation | DAB |
| Chairperson | Starry Lee |
| Vice-Chairpersons |
Horace Cheung Thomas Pang Chan Yung Gary Chan Holden Chow |
| Founded | 10 July 1992 |
| Merger of | Hong Kong Progressive Alliance |
| Headquarters | 15/F, SUP Tower, 83 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong |
| Youth wing | Young DAB |
| Membership (2016) |
 31,659 |
| Ideology |
Chinese nationalism Conservatism (HK) |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Executive Council |
4 / 33
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| Legislative Council |
12 / 70
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| District Councils |
117 / 458
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| NPC (HK deputies) |
7 / 36
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| CPPCC (HK members) |
26 / 124
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| www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 民主建港協進聯盟 (Short: 民建聯) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 民主建港协进联盟 (Short: 民建联) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 民主建港聯盟 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 民主建港联盟 | ||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mínzhŭ Jiàngǎng Xiéjìn Liánméng (Short: Mínjiànlián) |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Màhnjyú Gin-góng Hihpjeun Lyùhnmàhng (Short: Màhn-ginlyùhn) |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Mínzhŭ Jiàngǎng Liánméng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Màhnjyú Gin-góng Lyùhnmàhng |
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (Chinese: 民主建港協進聯盟, DAB) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party established in 1992 in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee, it is currently the largest party in the Legislative Council and the District Councils, commanding 12 seats and 117 seats respectively.
The DAB was founded in 1992 by 56 Beijing-loyalists from the traditional "leftists" background, who had a long-history of following the Communist Party of China (CPC), the ruling party in the People's Republic of China (PRC), under the guidance of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. It gradually expanded in the first years of the SAR period and became one of the three major parties alongside the pro-democracy Democratic Party and the pro-business Liberal Party.
It provided support to the SAR government and suffered a major defeat in the 2003 District Council election due to the unpopularity of the Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa administration. The DAB benefited from the failure of the pro-democrats' electoral strategy in the 2004 Legislative Council election, taking over the Democratic Party as the largest party in the legislature. In 2005, it absorbed the pro-business professional-oriented Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA) and changed to its today's name.
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