Hong Kong Parliament (exiled organisation)
| 香港議會 | |
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| Formation | July 2025 |
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| Location | |
Key people |
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| Website | hkparliament |
The Hong Kong Parliament (Chinese: 香港議會) is an organisation formed by pro-democracy Hongkongers in exile. Following the first election conducted online across the world in May 2025, it was officially inaugurated in July 2025.
Hong Kong Parliament's predecessor is the Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee (香港議會選舉籌備委員會), or HKPEOC. Formed on 27 July 2022, it was led by Canadian journalist Victor Ho and businessman Elmer Yuen in Toronto, Canada. The Hong Kong Parliament Election Commission's goal was organising the first election in May 2025 for Hong Kong people and overseas Hongkongers as well, to express their opinions fairly and democratically.[1][2]
Background
On 3 August 2022, the Hong Kong Security Bureau condemned their activism and stated that arrest warrants for Baggio Leung, Elmer Yuen, and Victor Ho had been issued by the Hong Kong Security Bureau. The three were suspected of violating the Hong Kong national security law, specifically to have committed "subversion of state power".[3] Bounty was placed on Ho in December 2024.[4]
On 8 August 2022, Elmer Yuen told Radio Free Asia that Chinese state security police has threatened him to stop his work.[5]
On 8 July 2023, PBS anchor John Yang interviewed Yuen. The interview revealed that the activist is one of eight Hongkongers in exile for whom Hong Kong police has issued arrest warrants. Yuen called their actions a violation of the Chinese Constitution and Hong Kong Basic Law, and said that they are trying to scare him with tactics including detaining his children still living in Hong Kong.[6]
Election
| 5 May 2025 – 30 May 2025 | |||||||||||||
15 seats for election | |||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||
The first election to the Hong Kong Parliament was held virtually between 5 and 30 May 2025. Voting was initially scheduled to begin on 30 March, but was delayed after the nomination period, which started on 4 February,[7] was extended for a month to last until 15 April, likely to allow for more promotion.[8] The organizing committee set the maximum number of seats for the parliament at 35. If there are less than 35 candidates, the number of seats will be four-fifths of the number of candidates to retain competition.[8]
Voters must have reached the age of sixteen and be born within Hong Kong or resided there for over seven years, or the offspring of such. Voters will need to present passport or other identification document to verify when using the online system to vote on mobile phone.[8] This has raised safety concerns of voters as the Hong Kong government has deemed Hong Kong Parliament "subversive".[9]
Campaign
Eight exiled activists announced forming Hong Kong Democratic Independence Alliance in November 2024 and said they will file for candidacy. The new party said they will advocate Hong Kong democratization.[10] However, party leader Alan Keung was later asked to leave Taiwan by the authorities after his application of stay was rejected. Sources quoted by Voice of America said this was unrelated to the upcoming election.[11]
Result
15 candidates were confirmed to be elected as members of the new Hong Kong Parliament on 30 June 2025.
| No. | Candidate | Political group | Based in | Votes | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Alan Keung Ka-wai (姜嘉偉) | HKDIA | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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1,171 | ||
| 4 | Lin Bin (林斌) | Independent | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia
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1,093 | ||
| 13 | Colin Ho Wing-yau (何永友) | Independent |  United Kingdom
|
1,049 | ||
| 18 | Agnes Ng (吳文君) | HKDIA |  Taiwan
|
1,005 | ||
| 2 | Chin Po-fun (錢寶芬) | Independent | United Kingdom
|
969 | [a] | |
| 6 | Cheung Shun-yin (張信燕) | Independent |  Thailand
|
933 | ||
| 5 | Wong Chun-wah (黃振華) | HKDIA | Taiwan
|
895 | ||
| 19 | Lap Fong Lap-yin (方立然) | Independent |  United States
|
890 | ||
| 1 | Jeffrey Leung Kai-chun (梁啟駿) | Independent | United States
|
877 | ||
| 14 | Chu Ka-kei (朱嘉祺) | Independent | Taiwan
|
870 | [b] | |
| 9 | Au Wing-hon (歐永康) | Independent | Taiwan
|
866 | ||
| 15 | Hau Chung-yu (侯中宇) | Independent | Taiwan
|
804 | [b] | |
| 8 | Paul Ha (夏海俊) | ASPDMC | Taiwan
|
792 | [c] | |
| 7 | Tony Lam (林千淦) | HKDIA | Canada
|
734 | ||
| 17 | Wong Sau-wo (黃修和) | HKNP | Australia
|
692 | [d] | |
| 11 | Chan Tin-yau (陳天佑) | Independent |  New Zealand
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Not elected- vote 650 | ||
| 16 | William Ho Man-cheong (何文昌) | Independent | Australia
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Not elected- vote 676 | ||
| 12 | Shadow Shi Lok-yin (施樂賢) | Independent | Taiwan
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Withdrawn | [b] | |
| 20 | Steven Tsang Wai-fan (曾偉藩) | Independent | United Kingdom
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Withdrawn | ||
| 10 | Sam Shum Wai-keung (岑偉強) | Independent | United Kingdom
|
Disqualified-vote 747 | ||
Source: https://hkparliament.org/
Arrest warrants
On 26 July 2025, the National Security Deapartment of the Hong Kong Police issued arrest warrants to the organisers and participants of the Hong Kong Parliament election, which the police declared the organisation as subversive.[12] From 4 August 2025, 16 individuals are listed as absconders and imposed sanctions under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.[13]
Organisers
| Name | Crimes involved | Bounty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Yuen | Subversion | HK$1 million | Wanted for collusion with foreign country or with external elements to endangernational security
Involved in the Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee |
| Victor Ho Leung-mau | Involved in the Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee | ||
| Fok Ka-chi | Wanted for incitement to secession and incitement to subversion
Involved in the Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee | ||
| Choi Ming-da | |||
| Chan Lai-chun | HK$200,000 | Involved in the Hong Kong Parliament Electoral Organizing Committee | |
| Feng Chongyi | |||
| Gong Sasha | |||
| Ng Man-yan | |||
| Tsang Wai-fan |
Participants
| Name | Crimes involved | Bounty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chin Po-fun | Subversion | HK$200,000 | Participated in the election and sworn-in as the member of the organisation |
| Ha Hoi-chun Paul | |||
| Hau Chung-yu | |||
| Ho Wing-yau | |||
| Keung Ka-wai | |||
| Lam Tony | |||
| Ng Agnes | |||
| Wong Chun-wah | |||
| Wong Sau-wo | |||
| Zhang Xinyan |
Source: List of wanted persons (26 July 2025)[12]
Notes
- ^ Chin was a member of People Power when in Hong Kong.
- ^ a b c Former member of Hong Kong Democratic Independence Alliance (Withdrawn statement of HKDIA members).
- ^ Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China was dissolved in Hong Kong in September 2021.
- ^ Hong Kong National Party was banned in Hong Kong in September 2018.
References
- ^ Griffiths, James (2022-07-27). "Hong Kong activists in Canada, U.S. and U.K. announce plans to form exile parliament". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Chau, Candice (2022-08-03). "Activists behind exiled Hong Kong 'parliament' plan suspected of subversion, Security Bureau says". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ Man, Jojo; Loi, Amelia (2022-08-03). "Hong Kong to pursue Canada-based political activists under national security law". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Joannou, Ashley (2024-12-24). "Canadian activist says he's proud Hong Kong is offering reward for his arrest". National Post. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ Tung, Cheryl; Wu, Hoi Man; Man, Jojo (2022-08-08). "Chinese secret police warned exiled Hong Kong businessman over parliament plan". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Yang, John (28 July 2023). "Hong Kong democracy activist describes how Chinese government targets critics in exile". PBS. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ "推动"真港人治港" 海外港人启动"香港议会"选举". 美国之音 (in Chinese). 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ a b c 中央通訊社 (2025-03-21). "海外港人籌組香港議會選舉 延後至5/5開放投票 | 兩岸". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "8名在台流亡港人無懼跨境鎮壓 公開身分參選「香港議會」". RFA. 2025-02-17.
- ^ 中央通訊社 (2025-02-16). "無懼跨境鎮壓 8流亡來台港人將參加香港議會選舉 | 兩岸". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ ""香港議會"參選人被台灣要求離境 消息指與選舉無關". 美國之音. 2025-02-28. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ a b "Persons wanted for suspected contravention of Hong Kong National Security Law". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ "Actions announced against fugitives". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2025-08-05.
External links
- HKPEOC Archived 2022-08-14 at the Wayback Machine