The election oversaw the increasing influence of the political groups in the local elections. The three major emerging pro-democratic groups, which later evolved into today's
pro-democracy camp, the
Meeting Point,
Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood and
Hong Kong Affairs Society were the strategic allies against the conservative kaifong leaders in the election. The older political organisation, the
Hong Kong Civic Association cooperated with
Maria Tam's
Progressive Hong Kong Society, while the Progressive Hong Kong Society and the
pro-Beijing leftist
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions remained in low-profile in the election. Some candidates who used to be closely associated with older conservative groups were switching over to the younger liberal camps, such as Vivien Chan stood for the
Reform Club of Hong Kong in 1985 and was claimed to be one of the influential members in the club had moved over to the Hong Kong Affairs Society. Tony Kan Chung-nin had also swung away from Maria Tam's conservative Progressive Hong Kong Society to the liberal Hong Kong Affairs Society. In this election, the Meeting Point had built a power base in
Tuen Mun while the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood in
Sham Shui Po. The Hong Kong Affairs Society had its power base in
Sha Tin while it tried to test their strength in the
Eastern District,
Wan Chai and
Central and Western District, and tried to break the dominance of the older conservative Civic Association. The Reform Club tried to recapture a power base in the Eastern District under the umbrella of
Brook Bernacchi and concentrated its resources in
Yau Ma Tei under
Kwan Lim-ho. ==General outcome==