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The group originated from the "Basic Law Article 23 Concern Group", which was formed to criticise the HKSAR Government's legislative proposals to implement the controversial Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23|Article 23 of the Basic Law during the proposed legislations' consultation period in 2002-2003. Outspoken members of the group included the barristers Audrey Eu (余若薇), Alan Leong (梁家傑) and Ronny Tong (湯家驊), who were all former chairpersons of the Hong Kong Bar Association. With their professional and outspoken images established during the Article 23 controversies, they are especially popular among the middle class. After the HKSAR Government shelved the Article 23 proposals, the group renamed itself the Article 45 Concern Group, with the addition of a few members. Its focus changed to push for universal suffrage in 2007/08. The ultimate aim of universal suffrage for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive and the Legislative Council is stipulated under Hong Kong Basic Law Article 45|Articles45 and 68 of the Basic Law|Basic Law of Hong Kong respectively. The group considered universal sufferage by 2007/8 as vital to the protection of human rights and the rule of law in Hong Kong, and aimed to promote debates on universal suffrage from a legal and constitutional point of view. In close collaboration with the democratic camp, several members of the group ran for the 2004 Legislative Council elections, and, riding on its popularity, was successful in gaining four seats in the Council (up from two before the elections). The group remained vocal in criticizing the Chinese and HKSAR Governments for their stance regarding a number of politicial issues, including the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China not to allow universal suffrage in 2007/08. In line with the pan-democratic camp, it supported gathering "the public's" view on the issue of universal suffrage by means of a referendum in 2004. Founding members include
See also: Politics of Hong Kong, List of political parties in Hong Kong
Hong-Kong-gov-stub Category:Political parties in Hong Kong This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Article 45 Concern Group".
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