7.1 People Pile

7.1 People Pile
Traditional Chinese	七一人民批
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chāt yāt yàhn màhn pāi
Jyutping	Cat1 jat1 jan4 man4 pai1

7.1 People Pile was a loose pro-democracy political group in Hong Kong named after the mass protest on 1 July 2003. It was established on 10 August 2003. The group is formed by a group of young people mainly under their 30s. Its aim is to push ahead for democracy in Hong Kong by continuing the spirit of "people's power" in the 1 July protests.

Their platform includes a call for universal suffrage for the Chief Executive in 2007 and Legislative Council in 2008, opposing legislation to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong's mini-constitution, and demanding the Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, to step down. The platform of the group also included the fight for full-fledged democracy, minority rights such as LGBT rights, gender equality, and the development of civil society.[1]

The group filed three candidates in the 2003 District Council elections. All of them were defeated.

References

Chiu, Stephen Wing Kai (2012). Repositioning the Hong Kong Government: Social Foundations and Political Challenges. Hong Kong University Press. p. 160.

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[1] Chiu, Stephen Wing Kai (2012). Repositioning the Hong Kong Government: Social Foundations and Political Challenges. Hong Kong University Press. p. 160.