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UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG (UDHK)
1.
THE UDHK, A LIBERAL POLITICAL GROUP, WAS REGISTERED ON APRIL 6 AS A QUOTE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE AND NOT HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL UNQUOTE, UNDER THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CAP 32).
2.
ON APRIL 8 A PUBLIC EVENT WAS HELD TO FORMALLY ESTABLISH THE
GROUP. MARTIN LEE WAS ELECTED CHAIRMAN, YEUNG SUM OF MEETING POINT AND ALBERT HO OF THE HK AFFAIRS SOCIETY WERE ELECTED VICE-CHAIRMEN. SZETO WAH WAS ELECTED TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE AS WERE LEE WING- TAT, MICHAEL SIU AND NG MING-YUM. ALL 216 FOUNDING MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THESE ELECTIONS.
3.
IN DECLARING THE GROUP'S MANIFESTO, MARTIN LEE SAID THAT THE GROUP WAS A REGIONAL POLITICAL ORGANISATION WHICH WOULD CONCENTRATE ON HONG KONG AFFAIRS. UDHK WOULD NOT SUPPORT PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENTS IN CHINA, NOR WOULD IT SEEK TO ANTAGONISE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. BUT THE GROUP WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT CHINESE POLICY TOWARDS HONG KONG. IT WOULD SEEK TO OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH CHINA AND MAINTAIN CONTACTS WITH NCNA. MEMBERS OF THE UDHK WOULD MEET THE
CRITERIA LAID DOWN BY THE CHINESE FOR THE POST OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE UDHK, AS STATED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION ARE: (NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST)
4.
I)
TO MAINTAIN THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF
HONG KONG:
II)
TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JD:
III)
TO PROMOTE, ESTABLISH AND UPHOLD A DEMOCRATIC, OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG:
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