▁for ▁the ▁Regional ▁Council ▁after ▁legisl ator ▁Gilbert ▁Le ung ▁found ▁guilty ▁in ▁for ▁trying ▁to ▁b ri be ▁two ▁regional ▁coun c ill ors ▁to ▁vote ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁election ▁and ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁seat . ▁▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Lee ▁Che uk - yan ▁replaced ▁Lau ▁Ch in - she k ▁in ▁the ▁K ow lo on ▁Central ▁constitu ency ▁after ▁Lau ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁office ▁in ▁protest ▁after ▁an ▁important ▁labour ▁bill ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁am ended ▁to ▁protect ▁workers ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁Other ▁changes ▁ ▁Allen ▁Lee , ▁the ▁Senior ▁Un o fficial ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁with ▁some ▁other ▁ 1 7 ▁appointed ▁members ▁founded ▁a ▁political ▁grouping ▁called ▁Co - oper ative ▁Resources ▁Centre ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁a ▁counter - force ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Democr ats ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁The ▁group ▁eventually ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Tam ▁Y iu - ch ung ▁( Lab our ) ▁union ist ▁from ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Federation ▁of ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Be ij ing - loy al ist ▁party ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁for ▁the ▁Better ment ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Tam ▁became ▁the ▁sole ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁Council ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁R ita ▁F