Civic Party (Chinese: 公民黨; Jyutping: Gung1 Man4 Dong2) is a liberal democratic political party in Hong Kong.
The Civic Party is currently the third largest political party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, with five members securing seats in the 2008 Hong Kong Legislative Council elections. The leader is Alan Leong and the chairman is Kenneth Chan.
The Civic Party was officially founded on 19 March 2006 by members of the Article 45 Concern...
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Civic Party (Chinese: 公民黨; Jyutping: Gung1 Man4 Dong2) is a liberal democratic political party in Hong Kong.
The Civic Party is currently the third largest political party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, with five members securing seats in the 2008 Hong Kong Legislative Council elections. The leader is Alan Leong and the chairman is Kenneth Chan.
The Civic Party was officially founded on 19 March 2006 by members of the Article 45 Concern Group, student leaders and pro-democracy advocates, primarily from the legal profession and the academic field. Kuan Hsin-chi became the first chairman and Audrey Eu Yuet-mee the first leader of the party. At the time of formation, the party had six members (Dr Fernando Cheung Chiu Hung, Audrey Eu, Alan Leong Kah Kit, Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee, Mandy Tam Heung-man and Ronny Tong Ka Wah) in the Legislative Council, making it the fourth largest party.
In February 2007, Civic Party legislator Alan Leong secured 132 nominations and became the first...
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