New Territories Association of Societies
New Territories Association of Societies 新界社團聯會 | |
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| President | Leung Che-cheung |
| Chairman | Chan Yung |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | 9/F, Tai Po Commercial Centre, 152–172 Kwong Fuk Road, Tai Po, New Territories |
| Ideology | Conservatism (HK) Chinese nationalism |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colors | Blue and orange |
| Legislative Council | 5 / 90 |
| District Councils | 0 / 470 |
| NPC (HK deputies) | 1 / 36 |
| CPPCC (HK members) | 2 / 124 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 新界社團聯會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新界社团联会 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 新社聯 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新社联 | ||||||||||||
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The New Territories Association of Societies (Chinese: 新界社團聯會, NTAS) is a pro-Beijing umbrella political group which consists of hundreds of the New Territories community organisations. The founding president of the Association was Lee Lin-sang, who served as the delegate to the National People's Congress in the 1980s and member of the HKSAR Preparatory Committee before the handover of Hong Kong. The Association plays important coordination roles in the election campaigns for the pro-Beijing camp by mobilising members of its affiliated groups to vote for the pro-Beijing candidates.[1] The Association currently holds two seats in the Legislative Council (LegCo), Leung Che-cheung and Chan Han-pan who are both affiliated with the largest pro-Beijing party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (while Leung does not put NTAS as his political affiliation on his biography).[2][3] Leung also serves as the current president of the Association.
The current chairman is Chan Yung, a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress.[4]
Election performances
[edit]Legislative Council elections
[edit]| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
GC seats |
FC seats |
ECC seats |
Total seats | +/− | Position |
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| 2012 | DAB ticket | 2 | 0 | 2 / 70
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2
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N/A | ||
| 2016 | DAB ticket | 3 | 0 | 3 / 70
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0
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N/A | ||
| 2021 | DAB ticket | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 / 90
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1
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N/A | |
District Councils elections
[edit]| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
Total elected seats |
+/− |
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| 2011 | 2,187
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0.19
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2 / 412
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1
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| 2015 | 7,090
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0.49
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5 / 431
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0
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| 2019 | 14,066
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0.48
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1 / 452
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1
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See also
[edit]- United Front Work Department
- United Front (China)
- Politics of Hong Kong
- List of political parties in Hong Kong
References
[edit]- ^ Loh, Christine (2010). Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. p. 186.
- ^ "Members' Biographies - Hon CHAN Han-pan". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Members' Biographies - Hon LEUNG Che-cheung, BBS, MH, JP". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Wang affirms support for CY, China Daily, 30 May 2013
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