Community March Explained

Community March
Leader1 Title:	Convenor
Leader1 Name:	Ben Lam
Colorcode:	BDDC06
Country:	Hong Kong
Foundation:	Late 2017
Regional:	Pro-democracy camp
Ideology:	Liberalism (Hong Kong) Social democracy
Position:	Centre-left
Dissolved:	8 September 2021
Colours:	Green

Community March was a district-based political group formed in late 2017 in Hong Kong by a group of pro-democracy social activists.

History

Initiated by former chairwoman of the Labour Party Suzanne Wu, the group was actively planning to field candidates in the 2019 District Council elections in Yau Tsim Mong and Sham Shui Po,^[1] after their unsuccessful first attempt in Tai Nan by-election.^[2] All 5 of its candidates were elected in the pro-democracy landslide victory, became the largest party in the Yau Tsim Mong District Council.

The group announced their disbandment on 8 September 2021.

Performance in elections

Yau Tsim Mong District Council elections

See also

• Democratic Coalition for DC Election
• Power for Democracy

Notes and References

1. News: 退出工黨 組「社區前進」挑戰建制派 胡穗珊轉戰九西 劍指區選. 2018-02-27. 蘋果日報.
2. Web site: 2021-09-08. 前年區選油尖旺取五席 「社區前進」宣布解散. live. 2021-09-23. 獨立媒體. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908175339/https://www.inmediahk.net/node/%E6%94%BF%E7%B6%93/%E5%89%8D%E5%B9%B4%E5%8D%80%E9%81%B8%E6%B2%B9%E5%B0%96%E6%97%BA%E5%8F%96%E4%BA%94%E5%B8%AD-%E3%80%8C%E7%A4%BE%E5%8D%80%E5%89%8D%E9%80%B2%E3%80%8D%E5%AE%A3%E5%B8%83%E8%A7%A3%E6%95%A3 . 8 September 2021 .