Civic Party (Chinese: 公民黨; Jyutping: Gung1 Man4 Dong2) is a liberal democratic political party in Hong Kong.
The Civic Party is currently the second largest political party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, with six members securing seats in the 2012 Hong Kong Legislative Council elections. The leader is Alan Leong and the chairman is Audrey Eu.
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