Democratic Progressive Party of Hong Kong

The Democratic Progressive Party (Chinese: 民主進步黨) was a small localist political party in Hong Kong established by Yeung Ke-cheong (楊繼昌) in 2015. It considered Chinese rule in Hong Kong foreign and promoted the right of Hong Kongers to self-determination.^[1]

Democratic Progressive Party 民主進步黨
Chairman	Yeung Ke-cheong
Founded	c. 2015
Dissolved	March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)
Ideology	Localism (HK) Progressivism Social liberalism
Political position	Centre-left
Regional affiliation	Pro-democracy camp Pro-Taiwan camp[a]
Colours	Green and yellow
Politics of Hong Kong Political parties Elections

The party advocated non-violent struggle against what it saw as Chinese colonial rule, in sharp contrast to the more strident localists of Civic Passion and Hong Kong Indigenous.^[1] Yeung, the party's chairman, also hosted an online programme critical of other localists, especially Yeung's former mentor Wong Yuk-man, for their militant and populist tendencies.

In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, Yeung formed a joint ticket with Hong Kong Localism Power's Jonathan Ho Chi-kwong. Yeung's candidacy was disqualified by the Electoral Affairs Commission as he did not sign both the original and additional confirmation forms to pledge to uphold the Hong Kong Basic Law.^[2] He campaigned for Ho who defeated incumbent Wong by a margin of 424 votes.

On 26 March 2017, party chairman Yeung Ke-cheong announced the dissolution of the party.

See also

• League of Social Democrats

Notes

1. The party aligned more closely with Taiwan's Pan-Green Coalition led by the Democratic Progressive Party than the Kuomintang-led Pan-Blue Coalition.