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{{short description|Hong Kong political organisation}}
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{{Use Hong Kong English|date=August 2019}}

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'''7.1 People Pile''' was a loose [[pro-democracy camp|pro-democracy]] political group in [[Hong Kong]] named after the [[2003 1 July march|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 of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] in 2007 and [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] in 2008, opposing legislation to implement [[Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23|Article 23]] of the [[Hong Kong Basic Law|Basic Law]], Hong Kong's mini-constitution, and demanding the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|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 in Hong Kong|LGBT rights]], gender equality, and the development of civil society.<ref>{{cite book|title=Repositioning the Hong Kong Government: Social Foundations and Political Challenges|first=Stephen Wing Kai|last=Chiu|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|year=2012|page=160}}</ref>

The group filed three candidates in the [[2003 Hong Kong local elections|2003 District Council elections]]. All of them were defeated.

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[[Category:2003 establishments in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2003]]
[[Category:Political parties with year of disestablishment missing]]


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