the young turks did not show up in the party congress. martin lee was elected with 230 for, 7 against and 55 abstentions, with law chi-kwong and lee wing-tat elected as vice-chairmen uncontestedly. cheung yin-tung succeeded law chi-kwong as the party's secretary. martin lee said it was a warning to him as he got so many abstentions than last election. he stated that he should concentrated more on his work. 28 candidates contested for 27 seats in the central committee, only tai po district councillor edward lee chi-shing unelected.