New Prospect for Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港新方向) is a political group established in October 2019 consisting mainly of mainland Chinese living in Hong Kong, dubbed "gang piao" in Mandarin.[1]
New Prospect for Hong Kong 香港新方向 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Convenor | Marco Liu |
| Founded | October 2019[1] |
| Membership (2021) | ~100[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism (HK) Gang Piao Interests |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Turquoise |
| Legislative Council | 1 / 90
|
| District Councils | 1 / 470
|
| Website | |
| www | |
Background
The party was initially formed in October 2019 during the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests. Its co-founder Gary Zhang was a manager at the Prince Edward station during the Prince Edward station attack on 31 August 2019 and had said that "Hongkongers are not rioters". The other co-founders included lawyer Paul Wang from Haldanes, and Marco Liu, founder of the PR company Hong Kong Asia Cultural Dissemination.[1][2]
In the 2021 Legislative Council election, Gary Zhang ran in the New Territories North, receiving nominations from HKU professor Yuen Kwok-yung, former HKEx CEO Charles Li, Cheung Kong Holdings managing director Justin Chiu and MTR CEO Jacob Kam.[2]
Elections performance
Legislative council elections
District Council elections
| Election | Number of
popular votes |
% of
popular votes |
Total
elected seats |
+/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21,380 |
1.79 |
1 / 470 |
1 |
See also
References
External links
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