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HKADPL

Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
香港民主民生協進會
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
Ideology Liberalism
Social democracy
Social liberalism
Political position Centre-left
Regional affiliation Pro-democracy camp
Colours           Yellow and green
Legislative Council
0 / 70
District Councils
15 / 458
Website
adpl.org.hk
Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
Traditional Chinese 香港民主民生協進會
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 民協

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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