THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Letter to Hong Kong – Albert Ho

In about a week’s time, the Financial Secretary will release his annual budget for 2011/2012.  In anticipation of a huge surplus of at least 60 to 70 billion dollars for the fiscal year 2010/2011, the government has released trial balloons to assess the public’s reactions as how best to spend this surplus.  For the last [...]

Letter to Hong Kong – Legislator Emily Lau

On the 8th October, members of the Democratic Party gathered in a restaurant in Kowloon to celebrate the party’s 16th anniversary. But what made all our members and guests particularly jubilant was the news that the Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Mr Liu Xiaobo, a celebrated Chinese dissident intellectual [...]

Letter to Hong Kong

Legislator Emily Lau On the 8th October, members of the Democratic Party gathered in a restaurant in Kowloon to celebrate the party’s 16th anniversary. But what made all our members and guests particularly jubilant was the news that the Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Mr Liu Xiaobo, a celebrated [...]

Say “NO” to the Short-sighted Budget Commitment to Long-term Social Reform

This year’s proposed budget exposes the poverty of vision and bankruptcy of integrity of the Hong Kong SAR Government……

Happy Chinese New Year

The Democratic Party mourns the passing away of Mr. Szeto Wah

Szeto Wah, our dearest beloved, has left us. We have lost a mentor and comrade.

The People’s Aspiration for Democracy Is Irresistible, Demand an Immediate Release of Liu Xiaobo & Zhao Lianhai

To: Mr. Premier Wen Jiaobao, The People’s Aspiration for Democracy Is Irresistible, Demand an Immediate Release of Liu Xiaobo & Zhao Lianhai On the occasion of your attention at the international conference for Portuguese-speaking nations in Macau, I would like to use this opportunity to share our views on your recent speech and the development [...]

DP Condemns the Sentencing of Mainland Activist Zhao Lianhai

The Democratic Party is angered by the verdict and sentence. DP declares that this is a brutal breach of the Universal Human Rights Declaration, the International Covenant for the Civil and Political Rights, of which China is a signatory, and the Chinese Constitution itself. DP strongly demands the immediate release of Zhao.

Scant Attention to Public Aspirations and Inadequate Measures Against Poverty

DP’s Response to the Policy Address 2010-2011

The Chief Executive tabled his policy address today. The Democratic Party is disappointed by the scant attention it pays to public aspirations and the inadequacy of its measures to combat poverty.