The Frontier (Hong Kong)
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Not to be confused with The Frontier (Hong Kong, 2010).
The Frontier was a pro-democracy political group in Hong Kong. It was founded on 26 August 1996 by a group of Legislative Council members and democratic activists headed by Convenor Emily Lau. It was merged into the Democratic Party, the pro-democracy flagship party on 23 November 2008.[1] A new party bearing the same name was established in 2010 by former members who opposed the previous Frontier joining the Democratic Party.
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Founder | Emily Lau |
Founded | 26 August 1996; 27 years ago (1996-08-26) |
Dissolved | 23 November 2008; 15 years ago (2008-11-23) |
Merged into | Democratic Party |
Succeeded by | The Frontier (2010) |
Ideology | Direct democracy Environmentalism Social democracy Social liberalism |
Political position | Centre-left to left wing |
Regional affiliation | Pan-democracy camp |
Colours | Yellow |
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