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Meeting Point 匯點
Chairman	Anthony Cheung
Founded	9 January 1983 (1983-01-09)
Dissolved	2 October 1994 (1994-10-02)
Merged into	Democratic Party
Ideology	Liberalism
Political position	Centre left
National affiliation	Pro-democracy camp
Colours	Green
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The Meeting Point (Chinese:匯點) was a Hong Kong political organisation formed by a group of former student activists in the 1970s and intellectuals for the discussion for the Sino-British negotiation on the question of Hong Kong prospect in 1983. It was one of the earliest groups in Hong Kong favoured a Chinese sovereignty of Hong Kong but wanted a free, democratic and autonomous Hong Kong government.

History

It was founded on 9 January 1983 by a group of former student activists active in the 1970s and intellectuals with Lau Nai-keung the founding Chairman and Yeung Sum the Vice-Chairman. The group stressed the autonomous government of "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" under the Chinese sovereignty.

In the post-agreement period, the group started participating in the municipal and local elections. It formed a strategic alliance with the two major pro-democratic groups, the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood and the Hong Kong Affairs Society. Together with other liberal organisations, it also called for introduction of direct election and an accountable government. It joined the Joint Committee on the Promotion of Democratic Government (JGPDG) for the direct election of the 1988 legislative election, followed by the first direct election of the geographical constituency seats in 1991 legislative election and won a historical landslide victory with its ally United Democrats of Hong Kong. It formally converted to a political party on 13 September 1992. Two groups merged into a new party, the Democratic Party in 1994.

Notable members

• Lau Nai-keung, founding chairman, 1982–1988
• Yeung Sum, Chairman 1988–1989
• Anthony Cheung, Chairman 1989–1994
• Fred Li
• Tik Chi Yuen
• Andrew Cheng
• Edward Leong
• Tsang Shu-ki

References

1. Scott, Ian. Political Change and the Crisis of Legitimacy in Hong Kong. University of Hawaii Press. p. 210.
2. Read Their Lips (I): A dossier of political leaders in Hong Kong. Pace Publishing Ltd.
3. Staff listing, China Business Centre, HK Poly U

• Political parties in Hong Kong
• Liberal parties in Asia
• Political parties established in 1983
• Political parties disestablished in 1994