Labour Party of Hong Kong

Political party in Hong Kong
Labour Party of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese香港工黨
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng gūng dóng
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 gung1 dong2
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese香港勞工黨
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng lòuh gūng dóng
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 lou4 gung1 dong2

The Labour Party of Hong Kong was a left-wing socialist political party that existed between 1964 and 1972 and called for self-government in Hong Kong and common ownership.

The party was established by two breakaway members from the Democratic Self-Government Party of Hong Kong, Tang Hon-tsai and K. Hopkin-Jenkins, and was joined by former civil servant G. S. Kennedy-Skipton as party secretary.[1] It claimed to be defined by close association with the policies of Britain and the Commonwealth, and to be straightforwardly socialistic, by concerning itself with workers, and promoting welfare and common ownership.[2]

Election performance

Municipal elections

Election Number of
popular votes 		% of
popular votes 		UrbCo
seats
1967 1,262Steady 3.16Steady
0 / 10

References

  1. ^ "Labour Party to contest UC elections". The China Mail. 12 April 1967.
  2. ^ Hong Kong Standard. Labour in confusion?. 9 August 1964.
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