Hong Kong Democratic Foundation
香港民主促進會 | |
Formation | 27 October 1989 |
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Type | Public policy think tank |
Chairman | Paul Zimmerman (Since 16 September 2015) |
Website | hkdf |
The Hong Kong Democratic Foundation (
Beliefs
The HKDF positions itself as an independent,
The political view of the HKDF is liberal and
History
Political party
The HKDF was established on 27 October 1989 and was inaugurated on 11 January 1990 by
The HKDF later lost the last seat in the Legislative Council when Jimmy McGregor stopped contesting the Commercial (First), the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce's functional constituency election in September 1995. Jimmy McGregor was later appointed to Governor Chris Patten's Executive Council in October 1995, but he stayed with the HKDF as a senior member and mentor until his retirement to Canada in 1997. HKDF members admit that McGregor probably had more influence than others on shaping HKDF's political, economic and public service philosophy.
Think tank
The HKDF started its full-scale transformation to become a political and public policy think tank when Alan Lung Ka-lun took over as its third chairman from Patrick Shiu Kin-ying in 1997. Alan stepped down in September 2015 and he was succeeded by Paul Zimmerman, a naturalised Chinese citizen of HKSAR. Today, the HKDF positions itself as an independent, multi-racial, multi-cultural political think tank, focusing on the development and promotion of policies and the primary activity is to seek to influence Hong Kong's economic, political and social development. It says that it aims to accomplish those goals through the production of position papers on relevant topics; developed within the framework of its policies and principles.
The HKDF does have a long record in hosting constitutional reform seminars
Chairmen
- Leong Che-hung, 1989–1992
- Patrick Shiu Kin-ying, 1992–1997
- Alan Lung Ka-lun, 1997–2015
- Paul Zimmerman, 2015–present
Election performance
Legislative Council elections
Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
GC seats |
FC seats |
EC seats |
Total seats | +/− |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | 19,806 | 1.45 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 / 60
|
1 |
Municipal elections
Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
UrbCo seats |
RegCo seats |
Total elected seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 1,693 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 59
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District Board elections
Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
Total elected seats |
+/− |
---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | 8,667 | 1.63 | 3 / 272
|
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1994 | 4,048 | 0.59 | 3 / 346
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0 |
1999 | 1,392 | 0.17 | 1 / 390
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0 |
References
- ^ "Competition Policy for Hong Kong". Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007.
- ^ Lawrence, Anthony (1991). The Other Hong Kong Report 1991. Chinese University Press. p. 4.
- ^ Kwok, Rowena Y. F. (1992). Votes Without Power: The Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections, 1991. Hong Kong University Press. p. 10.
- ^ "POLICY PAPERS". Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. Archived from the original on 3 September 2003.
- ^ "HONG KONG DEMOCRATIC FOUNDATION 2016 LEGCO ELECTION & 2017 CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECTION PROPOSALS FOR DISCUSSION (29 May 2013)". Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013.
- ^ "EVENTS". Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2003.
- ^ "writers". Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2003.
- ^ "ARTICLES". Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 October 2003.
- ^ "POLICY PAPERS". Hong Kong Democratic Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2003.