New Territories Association of Societies

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Political party in Hong Kong

New Territories Association of Societies

新界社團聯會
President Leung Che-cheung
Chairman Chan Yung
Founded 1985 (1985)
Headquarters 9/F, Tai Po
Commercial Centre,
152–172 Kwong
Fuk Road, Tai Po,
New Territories
Ideology Chinese nationalism
Conservatism (HK)
Political position Centre-right
Regional affiliation Pro-Beijing camp
Colors

   Blue and
orange
Legislative Council
District Councils
NPC (HK deputies)
CPPCC (HK members)
Website
www.ntas.org.hk

The New Territories Association of Societies (Chinese: 新界社團聯會, NTAS) is a pro-Beijing umbrella political group which consists of hundreds of the New Territories community organisations. The founding president of the Association was Lee Lin-sang, who served as the delegate to the National People’s Congress in the 1980s and member of the HKSAR Preparatory Committee before the handover of Hong Kong. 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.[1] The Association currently holds two seats in the Legislative Council (LegCo), Leung Che-cheung and Chan Han-pan who are both affiliated with the largest pro-Beijing party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (while Leung does not put NTAS as his political affiliation on his biography).[2][3] Leung also serves as the current president of the Association.

The current chairman is Chan Yung, a Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s Congress.[4]

Election performances[edit]

Legislative Council elections[edit]

Election Number of
popular votes 		% of
popular votes 		GC
seats 		FC
seats 		Total seats +/− Position
2012 DAB ticket 2 0 2 N/A
2016 DAB ticket 3 0 0 N/A

District Councils elections[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^

    Loh, Christine (2010). Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. p. 186.
  2. ^ “Members’ Biographies – Hon CHAN Han-pan”. Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ “Members’ Biographies – Hon LEUNG Che-cheung, BBS, MH, JP”. Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ^ Wang affirms support for CY, China Daily, 30 May 2013