2010 Democratic Party (HK) leadership election

Democratic Party (HK) leadership election

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Candidate  | Albert Ho |
Percentage  | 94% |

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| Chairman before election

Albert Ho

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Albert Ho

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The Democratic Party leadership election was held on 19 December 2010 for the 30-member 9th Central Committee of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, including chairman and two vice-chairman posts. The incumbent Chairman Albert Ho, Vice-Chairmen Emily Lau and Sin Chung-kai were all re-elected uncontestedly.[1]

## Eligibility

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The Central Committee was elected by the party congress. All public office holders, including the members of the Legislative Council and District Councils, are eligible to vote in the party congress. Every 30 members can also elect a delegate who holds one vote in the congress.[2]

## Overview

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The Democratic Party leadership election was held after the party's decision on supporting the controversial electoral reform package in June 2010. The party made an historic breakthrough of reaching agreement with the representatives of the Central People's Government since the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. The revised proposal suggested by the Democratic Party was accepted by Beijing and subsequently passed in the Legislative Council with Democratic Party's votes. The party's decision further split the divided pan-democracy camp and the relatively "radical" democratic party League of Social Democrats accused the Democratic Party for selling out Hong Kong people. In the following 2010 July 1 march, the party leaders received verbal attacks and mocked by some other protestors. Just before the party congress, 30 members announced to leave the party, including 7 founding members and 7 District Councillors in the New Territories East.[1] Most of the leaving members were the backbones of the lately-formed Neo Democrats such as the former Vice-Chairman Chan King-ming.[1] They said their leave was largely because they did not agree with the party's stance on the 2010 electoral reform package. They also requested the party to apologise for its "mistake".[1]

Chairman Albert Ho admitted it caused certain damage to the party, but political parties' development is a natural phenomena. Emily Lau and Nelson Wong Sing-chi, the New Territories East legislators would take remedial actions, such as open more district offices in the region.[1]

## Results

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Incumbent Chairman Albert Ho, who played a big role in the 2010 electoral reform negotiation, was re-elected with 94% of the vote unchallenged. Vice-Chairmen Emily Lau and Sin Chung-kai also retained their seats. The elected members of the 9th Central Committee are listed as following:[3]

* Chairman: Albert Ho
* Vice-Chairmen: Emily Lau, Sin Chung-kai
* Secretary: Cheung Yin-tung
* Treasurer: Tsui Hon-kwong
* Executive Committee Members:

* Josephine Chan Shu-ying
* Eric Lam Lap-chi
* Lee Wing-tat
* Ricky Or Yiu-lam
* Christopher Tsoi Yu-lung
* Andrew Wan Siu-kin
* Nelson Wong Sing-chi
* Wu Chi-wai
* Yeung Sum

* Central Committee Members:

* Cheung Yuet-lan
* Andrew Chiu Ka-yin
* Joseph Chow Kam-siu
* Chui Pak-tai
* Andrew Fung Wai-kwong
* Lam Chung-hoi
* Lam Ho-yeung
* Law Chi-kwong
* Leung Ka-yu
* Joanna Leung Suk-ching
* Mark Li Kin-yin
* Li Wing-shing
* Mok Siu-lun
* Stanley Ng Wing-fai
* Wong King-fong
* Helena Wong Pik-wan

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e 領導層連任 民主黨新東救亡7區議員出走 何俊仁認有損害. Ming Pao (in Chinese). 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
2. ^ Kuan, Hsin-chi; Liu, Zhaojia; Wang, Jiaying, eds. (2002). Out of the Shadow of 1997?: The 2000 Legislative Council Election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Chinese University Press. p. 156.
3. ^ 第九屆中委會及紀委會選舉結果. The Democratic Party (in Chinese). 19 December 2010.

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Democratic Party

Leadership

| Chairpersons|

* Martin Lee
* Yeung Sum
* Lee Wing-tat
* Albert Ho
* Emily Lau
* Wu Chi-wai
* Lo Kin-hei

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Vice-Chairpersons|

* Anthony Cheung
* Yeung Sum
* Lau Chin-shek
* Law Chi-kwong
* Lee Wing-tat
* Albert Ho
* Chan King-ming
* Sin Chung-kai
* Tik Chi-yuen
* Emily Lau
* Richard Tsoi
* Lo Kin-hei
* Andrew Wan
* Li Wing-shing
* Lam Cheuk-ting
* Edith Leung
* Lee Wing-tat

Secretaries|

* Law Chi-kwong
* Cheung Yin-tung
* Peggy Ha
* Cheung Yin-tung
* Li Wing-shing
* Cheung Yin-tung
* Shum Wan-wa

Treasurers|

* Andrew Fung
* Wong Bing-kuen
* Tsui Hon-kwong
* Cheung Yin-tung
* Tsui Hon-kwong
* Stanley Ng
* Ramon Yuen
* Sin Chung-kai

Representatives

| Former LegCo members|

* Martin Lee
* Szeto Wah
* Conrad Lam
* Emily Lau
* Albert Chan
* Cheung Man-kwong
* Fung Chi-wood
* Sin Chung-kai
* James To
* Albert Ho
* Michael Ho
* Huang Chen-ya
* Lau Chin-shek
* Lee Wing-tat
* Man Sai-cheong
* Ng Ming-yum
* Yeung Sum
* Fred Li
* Tik Chi-yuen
* Zachary Wong
* Andrew Cheng
* Anthony Cheung
* Law Chi-kwong
* Tsang Kin-shing
* John Tse
* Wong Sing-chi
* Kam Nai-wai
* Wu Chi-wai
* Helena Wong
* Andrew Wan
* Lam Cheuk-ting
* Hui Chi-fung
* Kwong Chun-yu

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Internal elections

| Leadership elections|

* 1994 (Lee)
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* 1998
* 2000
* 2002 (Yeung)
* 2004 (Lee)
* 2006 (Ho)
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012 (Lau)
* 2014
* 2016 (Wu)
* 2018
* 2020 (Lo)

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LegCo pre-election primaries|

* 2016

Related groups

| Affiliated groups|

* ~~Civil Human Rights Front~~
* Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
* ~~Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China~~
* ~~Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union~~
* Liberal International
* Pro-democracy camp

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Predecessors|

* Frontier
* Group of 190
* Hong Kong Affairs Society
* Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
* Joint Committee on the Promotion of Democratic Government
* Meeting Point
* United Democrats of Hong Kong

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