Civic Act-up is a small pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, China

China

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. It was founded on 24 September 2003 by a group of relatively young activists with the encouragement of Legislative Councillor Cyd Ho Sau-lan

Cyd Ho

Cyd Ho Sau-lan is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island constituency.Cyd Ho is a founding member of The Frontier, a pro-democracy political group, and since 2006, founding councillor of the World Future Council....

, to challenge the existing pro-Government District Councillers in Wanchai

Wan Chai District

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 in the 2003 District

Districts of Hong Kong

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 Council

District Council of Hong Kong

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 elections. There is no formal structure in the group.

The platform of the group includes pressing for universal suffrage for the Chief Executive

Chief Executive of Hong Kong

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 and Legislative Council

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...

, improvements in urban design and transportation, paying special attention to youth, women and ethnic-minority issues, and extending anti-discrimination

Discrimination

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 laws to the areas of age, sexual orientation

Sexual orientation

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 and race.

Three out of five candidates of the group won in the 2003 District Council elections.