Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood explained

Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood
Leader1 Title:Convenor
Leader1 Name:Vacant
Country:Hong Kong
Foundation:2000
Regional:Pro-democracy camp
Ideology:Liberalism (Hong Kong)
Seats1 Title:Legislative Council
Seats2 Title:Sai Kung
District Council
Colours: Orange
Website:Official Facebook page

Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood (; CGPLTKO) is a district-based pro-democracy political group centred in Tseung Kwan O by Sai Kung District Councillors in 2000.

History

It was formed in 2000 by four pro-democracy Sai Kung District Councillors including the Democratic Party's Gary Fan catering to the livelihood issues in Tseung Kwan O.

After Neo Democrats led by Gary Fan split from the Democratic Party in 2010, the pro-democrats' infighting in the region emerged. Ahead of the 2015 District Council elections, Neo Democrats reported the Concern Group's Cyrus Chan Chin-chun and Luk Ping-choi to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) for attempting to force a Neo Democrat Jacky Lai Ming-chak to withdraw from Kwan Po in the election.[1]

The group contested in the 2019 District Council elections but failed to coordinate with other pro-democracy parties. All of the candidates including the two incumbents Tse Ching-fung and Luk Ping-choi who were seeking for re-election in Po Yee and Fu Kwan ran under the label of "democrat" instead of CGPLTKO, except for David Kan Sun-wah who ran in Wan Po South against incumbent Chris Cheung Mei-hung and another pro-democrat Ng Ho-kei. Kan failed to get elected but eight of the CGPLTKO members who ran as "democrats" got elected, making the group unofficially second largest grouping in the council behind Neo Democrats.

Performance in elections

Sai Kung District Council elections

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Neo Democrats to submit report to corruption watchdog following district election row. 8 October 2015. Hong Kong Free Press.