Civil Force () is a district-based pro-Beijing political party in

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. Since 2014, the Civil Force has entered an alliance with the New People's Party of

Regina Ip Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (; ' Lau; born 24 August 1950) is a Chinese politician. She is currently the Convenor of the Executive Council (ExCo) and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), as well as the founder and current chair ...

. Headed by chairman Pun Kwok-shan, it had its stronghold in the

Sha Tin Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project. The ...

and Sai Kung Districts and had once the majority of seats in the

Sha Tin District Council The Sha Tin District Council is the district council for the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Sha Tin District Council currently consists of 42 members, of which the district is divided into 41 constituencies, ...

until its total defeat in 2019.

History

It was established in 1993 by a former member of

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and 8 other Sha Tin District Board members. Lau was defeated by

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in both the 1991 LegCo elections and the 1995 LegCo elections. In 1996, Lau secured a seat in the

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. He was elected into LegCo in since 1998 LegCo elections in the New Territories East geographical constituency, after he joined the pro-

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Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB). In 2003, due to the pro-government stance of DAB especially on the issue of implementing Article 23 of the Basic Law, the popularity of Lau, being a member of the DAB, was affected, and the Civil Force performed not as well in the 2003 District Council elections. Campaigns of some of the members emphasise more on the banner of Civil Force and their local contributions, and did not mention the convenor's connection with the DAB. Lau himself lost the seat in the Kam To constituency for the

despite his long service in the district. The Civil Force retained 14 seats in the Sha Tin District Council, and 3 seats in the

Sai Kung District Council The Sai Kung District Council () is the district council for the Sai Kung District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Sai Kung District Council currently consists of 31 members, of which the district is divided into 29 constituenc ...

. In the 2012 Legislative Council election, Lau Kong-wah lost in the District Council (Second) functional constituency election while the newly joined member Scarlett Pong failed to win a seat in the New Territories East constituency. Civil Force had not been represented in the Legislative Council for the first time. It returned to the legislature with one seat when LegCo member

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joined the Civil Force on 1 January 2013. The Civil Force formed a political alliance with the New People's Party (NPP), headed by

, in February 2014. Civil Force leader Pun Kwok-shan was appointed Vice-Chairman of the New People's Party, while members of either parties can acquire membership of the other party. The alliance fielded 23 candidates to contest the 2015 District Council elections and won 11 seats. Some Civil Force district councilors withdrew from NPP to avoid the political impact.

Eunice Yung Eunice Yung Hoi-yan (; born 7 June 1977) is a Hong Kong barrister and pro-Beijing politician. She is a member of the New People's Party (NPP) and the Civil Force (CF). She became member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for New Territories ...

won a seat for Civil Force and NPP in the 2016 Legislative Council election in New Territories East. In 2019, amidst the ongoing social movement against the extradition bill, the pro-Beijing camp suffered unprecedented defeat in the District Council elections. The NPP-Civil Force alliance fielded 28 candidates but did not win any seats. As a result, Civil Force was eliminated from all the district councils for the first time since its establishment.

Election performances

Legislative Council elections

Municipal elections

District Councils elections

Representatives

Legislative Council

District Councils

References

External links

Web site of Civil Force
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