People power
| 人民 力量 People Power People Power |
|
|---|---|
| Party leader |
Raymond Chan ( 陳志 全 / 陈志 全 ) |
| Secretary General | Raymond Chan ( 楊皓晶 / 杨皓晶 ) |
| Deputy Chairman | Tak-chi Tam ( 譚 得志 / 谭 得志 ) Anthony So ( 蘇 浩 / 苏 浩 ) |
| founding | April 3, 2011 |
| Headquarters | Room 707, 7 / F, Max Trade Center, 23 Luk Hop Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon Hong Kong , China 3 / F, Shanghai Center, No.473–475 Shanghai Street, Mongkok , Kowloon Hong Kong , China 
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| Alignment |
Radical democracy Direct democracy Basic democracy Progressivism Pro-democracy camp |
| Colours) | Yellow , black |
| Parliament seats |
0/2980 |
| Legislative Council |
1/70 |
| District Councils |
1/458 |
| Website | www.peoplepower.hk |
People Power ( Chinese 人民 力量 , Pinyin Rénmín Lìliàng , Jyutping Jan 4 man 4 Lik 6 loeng 6 - "for example: people power," grassroots "power of the people") is a radical democratic political organization in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , which also has a member of the Legislative Council is represented. The reason for the existence of People Power is their assumption that the Democratic Party is too influenced by the government of the People's Republic of China .
history
People Power was founded in 2011 as an alliance of politicians who are primarily directed against the Democratic Party within the democratic spectrum . You accuse the Democratic Party of bowing too much to the Chinese government. An example of evidence of this behavior is the compromise between the Democratic Party and the pro-Beijing camp in 2010 to carry out constituency reform in Hong Kong. Founding members were the elected for the League of Social Democrats MPs Wong Yuk-man with the Proletariat Political Institute and Albert Chan as well as political activists from Power Voters , the Democratic Alliance and The Frontier .
The first election that People Power ran in was the 2011 District Council elections. 62 candidates were put up, who also ran against the other Democrats. In the election, however, only a single seat in a district council could be won. In the 2012 election to the Legislative Council, People Power won 9.73% and three seats. After Wong Yuk-man left in 2013, a better relationship developed between People Power and the other parties in the pro-democracy camp.
From 2013 a collaboration with the League of Social Democrats began again, from which part of People Power 2011 emerged. In the 2015 district council elections, People Power ran with just nine candidates and won no seats. Together with the League of Social Democrats, with which an electoral alliance was formed for the 2016 election to the Legislative Council, People Power received 7.20% of the vote and two seats. Each party had one seat. Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, who is still a member of parliament today, moved into parliament for People Power, while Leung Kwok-hung was expelled from the Legislative Council by the League of Social Democrats.
Some former People Power members joined the localists , such as the Civic Passion party . This also includes founding member Wong Yuk-man.
Members
- Democratic Alliance (2011 to 2012)
- The Frontier (2011 to 2016)
- Proletariat Political Institute (2011 to 2013)
- Power Voters (since 2011)
Party leader
- Christopher Lau Gar-hung: 2011 to 2013
- Erica Yuen Mi-ming: 2013 to 2016
- Raymond Chan Chi-chuen: since 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ 明 報 新聞 網. Retrieved September 13, 2018 .
- ^ People Power admit election mistakes. In: RTHK. Retrieved November 9, 2011 .
- ^ People Power and League of Social Democrats grab votes at double . In: South China Morning Post . ( scmp.com [accessed September 13, 2018]).
- ↑ Ousted lawmaker 'Long Hair' in legal action for salary and expenses . In: South China Morning Post . ( scmp.com [accessed September 13, 2018]).
- ↑ Political Risers: Wong Yeung-tat, The Emperor of localism - Harbor Times . In: Harbor Times . August 3, 2016 ( harbourtimes.com [accessed September 13, 2018]).