Collection 07 - Huang Chen-ya Collection of Hong Kong Affairs Society Records 黃震遐藏品: 太平山學會文件

The Hong Kong Affairs Society (太平山學會) was a pro-democracy groups that was formed by a group of middle class professionals in 1984. It began as a political commentary entity with a primary focus on Hong Kong's future and constitution in face of the handover to China in 1997. With around 20-strong likeminded democrats in the beginning, its notable members include Doctor Huang Chen-ya (黃震遐醫生), Chwo Wai-keung (周偉強), Albert Ho (何俊仁), Carson Wen (溫嘉旋), Man Sai-cheong (文世昌) etc. The Society is one of the three most prominent political parties in its time, along with Meeting Point (匯點) and Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (香港民主民生協進會). It published the *Our Views on the Basic Law of Hong Kong (我們對基本法的意見) on August in the same year. In 1986, the Society joined the Joint Committee on the Promotion of Decmocratic Government (民主政制促進聯委會) advocating for direct election in 1988 Legislative Council election. Around the same period, the Society also became increasingly active in local and district board elections. They participated in the 1986 and 1989 Urban and Regional Council elections, as well as the 1985 and 1988 District Board elections. They earned total of 4 seats in local elections and 11 seats in district board elections through the Society's history. The Society faded out of existence in April 1990 as most of its leaders and members joined the newly established United Democrats of Hong Kong (香港民主同盟), which was a forerunner of the Democratic Party (民主黨).