[citation needed] In March, 2006, the Mainstreamer faction alleged that some senior members were involved in spying activities of China.

[citation needed] Supported by the reformist Young Turks faction, another incumbent vice-chairman, Chan King-ming, ran for the chairman for the second time after his defeat by Lee Wing-tat in the last party leadership election in 2004.

The mainstreamer legislator Albert Ho defeated reformist Vice-Chairman Chan King-ming by winning 204 to 81 votes.

[citation needed] Sin Chung-kai and Tik Chi-yuen from Ho's team also elected Vice-Chairmen with 180 and 170 votes respectively, defeating Cosmas Kwong Kwok-chuen the Young Turk reformist, Andrew Fung Wai-kwong of the Meeting Point faction, and Shirley Ho Suk-ping supported by legislator and founding Chairman Martin Lee Chu-ming and legislator Andrew Cheng Kar-foo.

[3] Political scientist Ivan Choy commented that the election results showed the loss of trust between the mainstreamers and reformists.