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and liberal lawyer

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and grew to about 120 in 1987. It was established as a group of political commentary but increasingly involved in subsequent municipal and district boards elections. In the 1980s it was one of the three major pro-democracy groups (the other two being Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood and

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). In October 1986, the Society joined the

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which consisted of about 190 organizations, putting forward to proposal of direct election in the 1988 Legislative Council election but was rejected. Its leader Albert Ho and most of its members later on joined the newly established

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in 1990.

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{{Authority control Political organisations based in Hong Kong 1984 establishments in Hong Kong 1990 disestablishments in Hong Kong

Electoral performance

Municipal elections

District Board elections

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