Electoral Structures and Public Opinion in the 2004 Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections

Michael E. DeGolyer*

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Abstract

Significant steps occurred in Hong Kong’s political development during and following the 2004 Legislative Council (LegCo) election campaign. Effectively, the Mainland’s class approach to politics collapsed while the fractious democratic movement united, but largely outside rather than under the leadership of the Democratic Party (DP). Originally Beijing set up the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA) for the rich, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) for the middle class, the Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) for the working classes, and put what Mao called the “stinking ninth” category of intellectuals, academics, and assorted professionals into the New Century Forum (NCF). The FTU and DAB long campaigned together in what could be described as an alliance of workers and management while the HKPA practiced an elite form of closed-door deal-making politics in the Functional Constituencies (FC) and in the Election Committee (EC). The NCF generally functioned more as a think-tank than a party, but up until 2004 it had representatives in LegCo via the Mainland-dominated EC.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPolitics and Government in Hong Kong
Subtitle of host publicationCrisis under Chinese sovereignty
EditorsMing Sing
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter9
Pages198-219
Number of pages22
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)0203888979, 9780203888971
ISBN (Print)9780415469401, 9780415543033
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2008

Publication series

NameRoutledge Contemporary China Series
PublisherRoutledge

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Social Sciences(all)

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