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Democratic Progressive Party of Hong Kong

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Democratic Progressive Party of Hong Kong (Chinese: 民主進步黨) is a small localist political party in Hong Kong established in 2015 by Yeung Ke-cheong. It deems the Chinese rule in Hong Kong as foreign rule and calls for the Hong Kong people's right to "self-determination" over the prospect of the Hong Kong sovereignty and an equal political status with China.

On the method, the party advocates non-violence struggle against the colonial rule, a sharp contrast to the mainstream right-leaning localists of Civic Passion and Hong Kong Indigenous. Yeung, the party chairman, also hosts a online programme, criticising the right-wing localists, especially Yeung's former mentor Wong Yuk-man, for their militant and populist tendency.

In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election, Yeung formed a joint ticket with Hong Kong Localism Power's Jonathan Ho Chi-kwong. Yeung's candidacy was disqualified by the Electoral Affairs Commission as he did not sign both the original and additional confirmation forms to pledge to uphold the Hong Kong Basic Law. He helped campaigning with Ho who mainly ran a negative propaganda against Wong Yuk-man which led to the downfall of Wong, who failed to retain his seat by a margin of 424 votes.

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Democratic Progressive Party of Hong Kong Wikipedia