Meeting point
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Meeting Point
匯點 |
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| Chairman |
Lau Nai-keung Yeung Sum Anthony Cheung |
| Founded | 9 January 1983 |
| Dissolved | 2 October 1994 |
| Merged into | Democratic Party |
| Ideology |
Liberal nationalism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-democracy camp |
| Colours | Green |
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| Traditional Chinese | 匯點 | ||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Wui6dim2 |
Meeting Point (Chinese: 匯點) was a liberal political organisation and party in Hong Kong formed by a group of former student activists in the 1970s and intellectuals for the discussion for the Sino-British negotiation on the question of Hong Kong prospect in 1983. It was one of the earliest groups in Hong Kong that favoured Chinese sovereignty over Hong Kong but wanted a free, democratic and autonomous Hong Kong.
It emerged as one of the leading pro-democracy groups in the 1980s and was the predecessor of today's Democratic Party, into which it was merged in 1994.
It was founded on 9 January 1983 by a group of former student activists active in the 1970s and intellectuals, many of which were graduates of the University of Hong Kong. With Lau Nai-keung the founding Chairman and Yeung Sum the Vice-Chairman, the group stressed the autonomous government of "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" under the Chinese sovereignty in the midst of the Sino-British negotiations over Hong Kong sovereignty after 1997, which was a minor opinion at the time the mainstream opinion overwhelmingly supported British rule.
In the post-agreement period, the group started participating in the municipal and local elections. It formed a strategic alliance with the two major pro-democratic groups, the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) and the Hong Kong Affairs Society (HKAS). Together with other liberal organisations, it also called for introduction of direct election and an accountable government. It joined the Joint Committee on the Promotion of Democratic Government (JGPDG) for the direct election in 1988 for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. During the period, the Meeting Point remained its warm relationship with Beijing. In 1987, Chairman Lau Nai-keung was appointed to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference by Beijing.
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