Social Democratic Forum
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Social Democratic Forum
社會民主論壇 |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Dissolved | 17 April 2002 |
| Split from | Democratic Party |
| Merged into | The Frontier |
| Ideology |
Direct democracy Radical democracy Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-democracy camp |
| Colours | Blue, red |
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| Traditional Chinese | 社會民主論壇 | ||||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Séh wuih màhn jyú leuhn tàahn |
| Jyutping | Se5 wui6*2 man4 zyu2 leon6 taan4 |
The Social Democratic Forum (Chinese: 社會民主論壇, SDF) was a short-lived political group in Hong Kong formed by the radical faction of the Democratic Party. It consisted mostly the "Young Turks" faction of the Democratic Party which took a more pro-grassroots and street action approaches. It ceased to exist in April 2002 when most members joined The Frontier.
It was formed in the background of the intra-party struggles in the Democratic Party in 2000. The factional struggle began in the 1998 Democratic Party leadership election where the Young Turks who believed in more pro-grassroots and radical approaches launched a "coup d'etat", supporting trade unionist Lau Chin-shek to run against incumbent Vice-Chairman Anthony Cheung Bing-leung who was leader of the Meeting Point faction who believed in pro-middle class and moderate methods. The intra-party struggle intensified when Andrew To Kwan-hang proposed to put the minimum wage legislation on the 2000 Legislative Council election platform but was defeated by the Mainstreamers faction. The Young Turks faction were discontent with the monopoly of the Central Committee by the party leaders and the party's position on grassroots issues, as well as lack of financial support from the party.
Led by Convenor Fung Chi-wood, SDF core members included Andrew To and Lau San-ching. The SDF took an active role in the campaign against Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa seeking for second term, co-founding the Hong Kong Democratic Development Network and Coalition Against Secord Term which opposed the unfair Chief Executive election. It protested the "small-circle" Election Committee subsector by-elections and protested against the uncontested election which saw Tung Chee-hwa re-elected for the second term.
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