Team Chu Hoi-dick of New Territories West () was a pro-democracy political group based in
New Territories West that existed between 2016 and 2021.
In the
2019 District Council election, nine people from the group ran and seven were elected, but the group's founder, Eddie Chu, lost. The team was asked by the Returning Officer for its position on "democratic self-determination" when applying for permission to run, and was determined to be eligible based on the answer.
On 30 July 2020, the government stated that group member
Lester Shum was among a dozen pro-democracy candidates whose nominations were invalid.
Shum's disqualification was determined by a process which assesses whether candidates object to the enactment of national security laws or are willing to disavow
separatism
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.
The group supported the
five demands
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5, five or number 5 may also refer to:
* AD 5, the fifth year of the AD era
* 5 BC, the fifth year before the AD era
Literature
* ''5'' (visual novel), a 2008 visual novel by Ram
* ''5'' (comics), an awar ...
and the implementation of universal suffrage for
Legislative Council elections and for the election of the
Chief Executive. In 2021, Eddie Chu announced its dissolution after he
was arrested for breaching the
Hong Kong national security law.
Performance in elections
District Council elections
References
External links
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2016 establishments in Hong Kong
2021 disestablishments in Hong Kong
Liberal parties in Hong Kong
Localist parties in Hong Kong
Political parties established in 2016
Political parties disestablished in 2021