Community Sha Tin

Community Sha Tin (Chinese: 沙田區政) is a local political group based in Sha Tin formed in 2017 by a group of pro-democracy Sha Tin District Councillors.[1]

Community Sha Tin

沙田區政
ConvenorTing Tsz-yuen
Founded14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)
IdeologyLiberalism (Hong Kong)
Regional affiliationPro-democracy camp
Colours     Turquoise
Legislative Council
0 / 70
Sha Tin
District Council
8 / 42
Website
Official Facebook page

History

The group was formed in December 2017 by nine members of the Sha Tin District Council, including former Neo Democrats councillors Yau Man-chun, Billy Chan Shiu-yeung, Chiu Chu-pong and Hui Yui-yu, former Democratic Party councillor Chan Nok-hang, Democratic Party's Ting Tsz-yuen, Labour Party's Yip Wing and two post-Occupy "umbrella soldiers" Lai Tsz-yan and Wong Hok-lai, to consolidate the pro-democratic force in the council.[2]

Amid the intra-party conflicts between Democratic Party Legislative Councillor Lam Cheuk-ting and the members who were both members of the party's New Territories East branch members and Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood (CGPLTKO), Ting Tsz-yuen, Community Sha Tin's convenor also quit the Democratic Party over the dual-membership allegation.[3] Community Sha Tin later joined the CGPLTKO and some other former Democratic Party members to form the Community Alliance in May 2019.[4]

The group had many candidates overlapping with Democratic Party's candidates in the 2019 District Council elections, including the newly created Di Yee, where Tse Kit-wing and Democratic Party's Liu Qing contested in the same constituency. Due to the clashes, some candidates of the group were not endorsed by Power for Democracy.[5]

Performance in elections

Sha Tin District Council elections
Election Number of
popular votes		 % of
popular votes		 Total
elected seats		 +/−
2019 25,509 8.32
5 / 41
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Representatives

District Councils

The Community Sha Tin now holds eight seats in Sha Tin District Council (2020–2023):

DistrictConstituencyMember
Sha Tin Wong Uk Lai Tsz-yan
Pok Hong Chiu Chu-pong
Shui Chuen O Lo Tak-ming
Lower Shing Mun Ken Wong Ho-fung
Keng Hau Ng Kam-hung
Chung Tin Wong Hok-lai
Wu Kai Sha Li Wing-shing
Kam Ying Ting Tsz-yuen

References
  1. "沙田區政Community Sha Tin". facebook.
  2. "隔牆有耳：民主派單頭連線　組沙田區政 - 李八方". 香港蘋果日報. 2017-12-16.
  3. "【拆局】「雙牌頭」事件旨在肅清前綫系？　林卓廷：完全沒誘因". HK01. 2018-09-30.
  4. "Ex-democrats set up new group to join DC polls". RTHK. 2019-05-30.
  5. "【區選光復香港】民主派多區相撞 沙田區政、將關組投訴「民主動力」以私怨分化同路人". 香港蘋果日報. 2019-10-12.
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