Liberal Party scraps leader post as Cheung exits
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong’s Liberal Party has passed amendments to its party constitution at a members’ meeting earlier this week, with the most notable change being the abolition of the party leader post. The move means veteran Cheung Yu-yan (張宇人), the incumbent leader and a former lawmaker, is expected to withdraw fully from party leadership while retaining only ordinary party membership. The party is also restructuring its leadership by adding more senior vice-chair and vice-chair positions, with a new leadership team expected to be elected within the year. Party insiders said the changes are intended to support generational succession and better distribute internal responsibilities in a party that has recently brought in new blood
Key Points
- The Liberal Party approved constitutional amendments at a members’ meeting earlier this week, including scrapping the “party leader” post now held by Cheung Yu-yan
- Under the revised structure, the party will move from three vice-chairs to two executive vice-chairs and up to six vice-chairs
- The current three vice-chairs are Lee Chun-keung (李鎮強), Chan Hiu-fung (陳曉峰) and senior counsel Woo Hon-ching (胡漢清)
- Founded in 1993, the Liberal Party was Hong Kong’s first party positioned around the middle class and business elite, and once held 10 Legislative Council seats
- In 2022, the party removed the “honorary chair” title, prompting founding veterans James Tien Pei-chun, Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee and Miriam Lau Kin-yee to quit
Why It Matters
The restructuring marks a decisive stage in the Liberal Party’s long-running leadership transition after several senior figures left frontline politics. For Hong Kong readers, the change matters because it may reshape how one of the city’s traditional pro-business parties organizes influence, succession and representation within the broader establishment camp