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| '''The Reform Club of Hong Kong''' ({{zh|t=香港革新會}}) was a ] ] founded in 1949 by ] in the midst of the debate over the ], a plan for wide constitutional reform in Hong Kong. For some time the Reform Club and the ] were the closest to ] in Hong Kong as its members contested ] elections. In 1979, the Reform Club threatened to boycott elections if the Urban Council would not receive a majority of elected members and universal franchise was extended to all Hong Kong citizens. In 1982, it took part in the elections for the newly established ]s in the urban districts, which significantly extended the franchise. | '''The Reform Club of Hong Kong''' ({{zh|t=香港革新會}}) was a ] ] founded in 1949 by ] in the midst of the debate over the ], a plan for wide constitutional reform in Hong Kong. The immediate target of the Club was to campaign for direct elections to the ].<ref>{{cite book|title=Promoting Prosperity: The Hong Kong Way of Social Policy|first=Catherine M.|last=Jones|page=78|publisher=Chinese University Press|year=1990}}</ref> | ||
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- This article is about the Reform Club in Hong Kong. For other uses, see Reform Club (disambiguation).
| Reform Club of Hong Kong 香港革新會 | |
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| Chairman | Brook Bernacchi |
| Founder | Brook Bernacchi |
| Founded | 20 January 1949 (1949-01-20) |
| Dissolved | Around 1995 |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
The Reform Club of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港革新會) was a Hong Kong political group founded in 1949 by Brook Bernacchi in the midst of the debate over the Young Plan, a plan for wide constitutional reform in Hong Kong. The immediate target of the Club was to campaign for direct elections to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
For some time the Reform Club and the Civic Association were the closest to opposition parties in Hong Kong as its members contested Urban Council elections. In 1979, the Reform Club threatened to boycott elections if the Urban Council would not receive a majority of elected members and universal franchise was extended to all Hong Kong citizens. In 1982, it took part in the elections for the newly established district boards in the urban districts, which significantly extended the franchise.
Notable members
References
- Reform Club of Hong Kong (1949). Memorandum and articles of Association of the Reform Club of Hong Kong : incorporated the 20th day of January, 1949. Ts'o & Hodgson.
- Jones, Catherine M. (1990). Promoting Prosperity: The Hong Kong Way of Social Policy. Chinese University Press. p. 78.
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