List of political parties in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party was allowed to gain power by controlling the Legislative Council. The Chief Executive is appointed by the Premier of the People's Republic of China based on an indirectly elected Election Committee and is de facto pro-Beijing but de jure is said to be nonpartisan as specified in the Chief Executive Election Ordinance. Once selected, the Chief Executive forms an unelected government which superficially has to rely on political parties in the legislature for support, but the legislature has been deliberately designed and redesigned to be a pro-Beijing rubber stamp body.[1][2]
Hong Kong has no legislation for political parties; thus, it has no legal definition for what a political party is. Most political parties and political groups registered either as limited companies or societies.
In Hong Kong, there were two main political ideological blocs, which presents to pro-democracy camp (include localists) and pro-Beijing camp. Under the newly introduced electoral system since 2021, only government-approved candidates may run, effectively disqualifying any candidates who are not from the pro-Beijing camp or approved by Beijing. Most of the pro-democracy camp Legislative Councillors from the previous LegCo have been jailed by the Hong Kong government and are therefore disqualified from participating in elections without the need for government vetting.
Present parties
There are 9 major political groups represented in the Legislative Council, including trade unions, professional associations and pressure groups. Two further political groups (New Territories Association of Societies and Civil Force) are represented by those members.[3]
Major parties
Other parties and groups
Other parties and groups without any representation that have participated in the elections include:
Pro-Democracy camp
- 2047 Hong Kong Monitor (2047香港監察)
- 7.1 People Pile (七一人民批)
- April Fifth Action (四五行動)
- Chinese Labour Party (中國工黨)
- Chinese Liberal Democratic Party (中國自由民主黨)
- China Youth Service & Recreation Centre (神州青年服務社)
- Citizens' Radio (民間電台)
- Civic Act-Up (公民起動) (part of Labour Party)
- The Frontier (前綫)
- HK First (香港本土)
- Hong Kong Awakening Association (香港關注會)
- Hong Kong Caritas Employees Union (香港明愛員工會)
- Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners' Rights General Union (香港中醫師權益總工會)
- Hong Kong Democratic Development Network (香港民主發展網絡)
- Hong Kong Democratic Foundation (香港民主促進會)
- Hong Kong Independence Party (香港獨立黨)
- Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union (香港社會工作者總工會/社總)
- Land Justice League (土地正義聯盟)
- Pioneer of Victoria Park (維園衝鋒)
- Power Voters (選民力量) (part of People Power)
- Revolutionary Communist Party of China (中國革命共產黨, October Review)
- Socialist Action (社會主義行動)
- Southern Democratic Alliance (南方民主同盟)
- Synergy Kowloon (九龍角落)
Pro-Beijing camp
- Bauhinia Party (紫荊黨)
- Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong (香港工商專業聯會)
- Education Convergence (教育評議會)
- Government Disciplined Services General Union (政府紀律部隊人員總工會)
- Hong Kong Localism Power (香港本土力量), a pro-Beijing conservative political party, contrary to its name.
- Hong Kong Medical Association (香港醫學會)
- Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association (香港公共醫療醫生協會)
- Hong Kong Women Teachers' Organization (香港女教師協會)
- Justice Alliance (正義聯盟)
- New Youth Forum (新青年論壇)
- HK Round Table On People’s Livelihood (民生圓桌)
- Politihk Social Strategic (香港政研會)
- Third Force (第3力量)
- Voice of Loving Hong Kong (愛港之聲)
Localist groups
- Christians to the World (蒞地基督徒)
- Conservative Party (香港保守黨)
- Empowering Hong Kong (匯政衞言)
- Hong Kong Indigenous (本土民主前線)
- Hong Kong Resurgence Order (香港復興會)
- Kowloon East Community (東九龍社區關注組)
- Nationalist Hong Kong (國民香港)
- Proletariat Political Institute (普羅政治學苑)
Umbrella organisations
- Ching Fat Living Concern Group (青發生活關注組)
- North of the Rings (北區動源)
- Tsuen Wan Dynamic for the People (荃灣民生動力)
Others
- Alliance for Social and Economic Advancement (保障民生建設聯盟)
- Green Party of Hong Kong (香港綠黨)
- Hong Kong People's Livelihood Party (香港民生黨)
- MESSAGE (快信社會服務團)
Regional organisations, communal pressure groups and Kaifong associations
- Action 18 (動員十八)
- Ap Lei Chau Community Trade Union (鴨脷洲社區職工會)
- Cheung Sha Wan West Front (長沙灣西社區陣線)
- Choi Hung Estate Social Service Association (彩虹邨服務聯會)
- Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood (將軍澳民生關注組)
- Community Alliance (區政聯盟)
- Deliberation Tsuen Wan (荃民議政)
- Fu Sun Generation (富新一代)
- Heung Yee Kuk (鄉議局)
- Hong Kong Island Federation (香港島各界聯合會)
- HTTH Environmental Concern Group (興東東熹環境關注組)
- Kowloon East Community (東九龍社區關注組)
- Kowloon Federation of Associations (九龍社團聯會)
- Fu Cheong Hung Estate Residents' Association (富昌邨居民協會)
- Kwun Tong Residents Association (觀塘民眾聯誼會)
- Hong Kong People's Council on Housing Policy (香港房屋政策評議會)
- Kowloon West New Dynamic (西九新動力)
- New Territories Association of Societies (新界社團聯會)
- New Territories West Residents Association (新界西居民聯會)
- Hong Kong Tin Shui Wai Women Association (香港天水圍婦女聯會)
- Luen Wo United (聯和匯聚)
- Lung Mun Concern Group (龍門關注組)
- North District Blueprint (北區藍圖)
- North of the Rings (北區動源)
- Sai Kung Commons (西頁鄉民)
- Sha Tin Community Network (沙田社區網絡)
- Sha Tin Community Vision (沙田社區關注社)
- Shau Kei Wan East Future (灣東願景)
- Tai Po Sunwalker (埔向晴天)
- Tsuen Wan Community Network (荃灣社區網絡)
- Tuen Mun Community (屯門社區關注組)
- Tai Po Democratic Alliance (大埔民主聯盟)
- Tai Po Network of Democracy and Livelihood (大埔民主民生網絡)
- Tin Shui Wai Connection (天水連線)
- Tin Shui Wai Livelihood Progression Union (天水圍地區民生促進會)
- Tseung Kwan O Pioneers (將軍澳青年力量)
- Tseung Kwan O Shining (將向天晴)
- Tsing Yi Concern Group (青衣關注組)
- Tsing Yi People (青衣島民)
- Tsuen Wan Dynamic for the People (荃灣民生動力)
- Unity of San Hui (屯結新墟)
Electoral coalitions
- 7.1 United Front (七一連線)
- A16 Alliance (A16聯盟)
- ABC.P.A
- Academics In Support of Democracy (高教界民主行動)
- Action 9 (9人起動)
- Alliance of Housing Department Staff Unions (房屋署工會大聯盟)
- ALLinHK
- Central and Western Democratic Power (中西區民主力量)
- Civic Passion–Proletariat Political Institute–Hong Kong Resurgence Order (熱普城)
- Coalition of Hong Kong Newspaper and Magazine Merchant (全港報販大聯盟)
- Democrat Professionals Hong Kong (專業‧民主‧起動)
- Democratic Accountants (民主會計師)
- Democratic Coalition for DC Election (泛民區選聯盟/民主派區選聯盟)
- Demo-Social 12/Demo-Social 60/Demo-Social Front (民福12/民福60/民褔陣線)
- Doctors for Democracy (真普選醫生聯盟)
- Engineers for Universal Suffrage (普選工程連線)
- Gov.ALPS (建園規測)
- Health Professionals for Democracy 30 (衞‧真普30)
- Hearts of Accountants (誠、會計師團隊)
- ICT Energy (ICT動力)
- IT Voice/IT Voice 2012/IT Vision
- O Superpower (長權)
- People Power–League of Social Democrats (進步民主連線)
- Progressive Social Work (進步社工)
- Students United 2017 (學界同盟 2017)
- Tertiary 2012 (大專2012)
- Together for Social Welfare (社福同行)
- User Voice (持份發聲)
- V18 Accountants (V18會計專業聯盟)
- Vox Pop
- Welfare Empower Hong Kong (社福動力)
- Win Win Hong Kong Accountants (香港共贏會計師)
- Y5 Give Me Five (Y5正能量)
- Your Vote Counts (票在你手/計您一票)
Defunct
Former major parties
The following are political parties or groups that have won at least a seat in legislative or municipal elections and have been dissolved.
| Party | Founded | Dissolved | Camp | Ideology | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 Democratic Alliance (一二三民主聯盟) | 20 March 1994 | 3 December 2000 | Pro-Taiwan camp | |||
| Basic Law Article 45 Concern Group (《基本法》四十五條關注組) | 2003 | 19 March 2006 | Pro-democracy | Transformed into Civic Party | ||
| Co-operative Resources Centre (啟聯資源中心) | 12 December 1991 | 31 March 1993 | Conservatives | Transformed into Liberal Party | ||
| Citizens Party (民權黨) | 4 May 1997 | 9 May 2008 | Pro-democracy | |||
| Civic Party (公民黨) | 19 March 2006 | 27 May 2023 | Pro-democracy | |||
| Civic Passion (熱血公民) | 29 February 2012 | 3 September 2021 | Localists | |||
| Democratic Party (民主黨) | 2 October 1994 | 14 December 2025 | Pro-democracy | Liberalism (HK) | ||
| Demosistō (香港眾志) | 10 April 2016 | 30 June 2020 | Pro-democracy | Dissolved after national security law imposed | ||
| Economic Synergy (經濟動力) | 16 June 2009 | October 2012 | Pro-Beijing | Transformed into Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong and effectively dissolved | ||
| Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong (穩定香港協會) | 16 May 1991 | 4 June 2010 | Pro-Beijing | Conservatism (HK) | Merged into Hong Kong Progressive Alliance | |
| Hong Kong Affairs Society (太平山學會) | February 1984 | April 1990 | Liberals | Liberalism (HK) | Merged into United Democrats of Hong Kong | |
| Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (香港職工會聯盟) | 29 July 1990 | 3 October 2021 | Pro-democracy | |||
| Hong Kong People's Council on Housing Policy (香港房屋政策評議會) | 1978 | 9 June 2019 | Pro-democracy | Pressure group | ||
| Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (香港教育專業人員協會) | 1973 | 11 September 2021 | Pro-democracy | Teacher's union | ||
| Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (香港協進聯盟) | 7 July 1994 | 16 February 2005 | Pro-Beijing | Merged into Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | ||
| League of Social Democrats (社會民主連線) | 1 October 2006 | 29 June 2025 | Pro-democracy | |||
| Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (香港自由民主聯會) | 6 November 1990 | 26 May 1997 | Conservatives | Merged into Hong Kong Progressive Alliance | ||
| Meeting Point (匯點) | 9 January 1983 | 2 October 1994 | Liberals | Merged into Democratic Party | ||
| Neo Democrats (新民主同盟) | 2 October 2010 | 26 June 2021 | Pro-democracy |
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| New Hong Kong Alliance (新香港聯盟) | 1 May 1989 | 1999 | Conservatives | |||
| People Power (人民力量) | 3 April 2011 | November 2025 | Pro-democracy | Localism (HK) | ||
| Professional Forum (專業會議) | 1991 | 7 October 2012 | Pro-Beijing | Conservatism (HK) | Transformed into Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong | |
| Progressive Hong Kong Society (香港勵進會) | 14 February 1985 | 6 November 1990 | Conservatives | Conservatism (HK) | Merged into Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong | |
| Reform Club of Hong Kong (香港革新會) | 20 January 1949 | 1995 | Liberalism (HK) | Effectively dissolved | ||
| The Frontier (前綫) | 26 August 1996 | 23 November 2008 | Pro-democracy | Merged into Democratic Party | ||
| United Ants (蟻聯) | 1990s | Liberals | ||||
| United Democrats of Hong Kong (香港民主同盟) | 23 April 1990 | 2 October 1994 | Liberals | Liberalism (HK) | Merged into Democratic Party | |
Other dissolved parties
- Alliance for Universal Suffrage (終極普選聯盟)
- Association for Democracy and Justice (民主公義協會)
- Cheung Sha Wan Community Establishment Power (長沙灣社區發展力量)
- Community March (社區前進)
- Community Sha Tin (沙田區政)
- Constitutional Reform Association of Hong Kong
- Democratic Alliance (民主陣線)
- Democratic Progressive Party of Hong Kong (香港民主進步黨)
- Democratic Self-Government Party of Hong Kong (香港民主自治黨)
- Frontline Doctors' Union (前線醫生聯盟)
- Hong Kong Alliance of Chinese and Expatriates (香港中外聯盟)
- Hong Kong Citizen Forum (港人論壇)
- Hong Kong Forum (香港論壇)
- Hong Kong National Party (香港民族黨)
- Hong Kong Observers (香港觀察社)
- Hong Kong People's Association (港人協會)
- Hong Kong Policy Viewers (香港政策透視)
- Hong Kong Prospect Institute (香港前景研究社)
- Hong Kong Socialist Democratic Party (香港社會民主黨)
- Kowloon City Observers (九龍城觀察社)
- Kowloon Residents' Association (九龍居民協會)
- Liberal Democratic Party (自由民主黨)
- New Hong Kong Society (新香港學社)
- New Territories West Residents Association (新界西居民聯會)
- Power for Democracy (民主動力)
- Public Affairs Society (公共事務評議會)
- Social Democratic Forum (社會民主論壇)
- Social Democratic Front (社會民主陣線)
- Team Chu Hoi Dick of New Territories West (朱凱廸新西團隊)
- Tin Shui Wai New Force (天水圍民生關注平台)
- Tsz Wan Shan Constructive Power (慈雲山建設力量)
- Tuen Mun Community Network (屯門社區網絡)
- United Front for the Service of the People (全民社區服務聯線)
- United Nations Association of Hong Kong (聯合國香港協會)
- Victoria Social Association (維多利亞社區協會)
See also
- Lists of political parties
- United front in Hong Kong
- United Front Work Department
- United front (China)
- List of political parties in the People's Republic of China
- List of political parties in the Republic of China
- List of political parties in Macau
- 2021 Hong Kong electoral changes
References
- ^ Kent Ewing (12 November 2020). "With Hong Kong's democrats gone, why not get rid of the rubber-stamp legislature altogether?". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "This week in politics_2：Election Rules Changed, Council Turned into Rubber Stamp". Citizen News. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Members' biographies". www.legco.gov.hk. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ^ "Hong Kong centrist, moderate groups hit brick wall in securing candidate nominations for 'patriots only' elections". Hong Kong Free Press. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.