History
The DAB and the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA) allied with each other in the crucial Provisional Legislative Council debate on the substantial arrangements for the 1998 elections. This move was tacitly endorsed by the Heung Yee Kuk, and heralded as the unofficial merger of the parties. Critics labelled the union as the "Democratic Progressive Party of Hong Kong".
A formal merger with the HKPA was announced on 16 February 2005. The two parties were merged with new leadership selected on 31 May 2005. The group was formed with the assistance of the Xinhua News Agency. and at the time was the public face of the Communist Party of China in Hong Kong. It reportedly received financial support from left-wing trade unions and support from Communist Party of China sources under British colonial rule.
The party is known for stressing the "one country" part of the "One country, two systems" principle. As for issues on democratic reform, it take a position to support slower pace in relative to what the Democratic Party of Hong Kong supports, DAB claims by doing so stability and prosperity will be achieved.
The party's main claim is that it is natural for ethnic Chinese in Hong Kong to be "patriotic" and pro-PRC.
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