The New Territories Association of Societies (, NTAS) is a
pro-Beijing
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umbrella political group which consists of hundreds of the
New Territories
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community organisations. The founding president of the Association was
Lee Lin-sang, who served as the delegate to the
National People's Congress
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in the 1980s and member of the
HKSAR Preparatory Committee before the
handover of Hong Kong
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. 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. The Association currently holds two seats in the
Legislative Council (LegCo),
Leung Che-cheung
Leung Che-cheung, SBS, MH, JP () (born 3 December 1957 in Hong Kong) is a former member of Hong Kong Legislative Council (Geographical constituency New Territories West) and the former Chairman of the Yuen Long District Council for Tin Yiu ...
and
Chan Han-pan who are both affiliated with the largest pro-Beijing party
(while Leung does not put NTAS as his political affiliation on his biography). Leung also serves as the current president of the Association.
The current chairman is
Chan Yung
Brave Chan Yung, BBS, JP (, born 24 September 1969) is a Hong Kong pro-Beijing politician. He is the vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and chairman of the New Territories Association of ...
, a Hong Kong deputy to the
National People's Congress
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.
Wang affirms support for CY
China Daily
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Overview
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, 30 May 2013
Election performances
Legislative Council elections
District Councils elections
See also
* United Front Work Department
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* United Front (China)
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* Politics of Hong Kong
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* List of political parties in Hong Kong
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References
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