Joint Committee on the Promotion of Democratic Government

The Joint Committee on the Promotion of Democratic Government (JGPDG) was an umbrella organisation representing various groups of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.[1] It was established on 27 October 1986 by 190 groups and led by the prominent pro-democracy figures Szeto Wah and Martin Lee. It demanded direct election in the 1988 Legislative Council, a "through train" arrangement for letting Legislative Council members elected in 1995 automatically becoming the members of the first legislature in the SAR government after 1997. They also demanded the Chief Executive to be elected by universal suffrage.[1] It formed the backbone of today's pro-democracy camp as many of its key members formed the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China during the Tiananmen protests of 1989 and the United Democrats of Hong Kong (later transformed into Democratic Party) for the first direct election in 1991.

Notable members

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Political groups

Educational bodies

Unions and labour organisations

Student bodies

Social services and social workers' unions

Community groups

References

  1. 1 2 Béja, Jean-Philippe (2011). The Impact of China's 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. Taylor & Francis. pp. 186–187.
  2. ↑ Sing, Ming (2004). Hong Kong's Tortuous Democratization: A Comparative Analysis. Routledge. pp. 233–234.
  3. ↑ Scott, Ian (1989). Political Change and the Crisis of Legitimacy in Hong Kong. University of Hawaii Press. p. 290.
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