The Frontier (Hong Kong, 2010) Explained

The Frontier (Hong Kong, 2010) should not be confused with The Frontier (Hong Kong).

The Frontier
Leader1 Title:Convenor
Leader1 Name:Yan Sun-kong
Headquarters:2/F, 163 Ma Yau Tong
Village, Sai Kung District, New
Territories
, Hong Kong
Predecessor:The Frontier
Affiliation1 Title:Regional affiliation
Affiliation1:Pro-democracy camp
Seats1 Title:Legislative Council
Seats2 Title:District Councils
Ideology:Direct democracy
Liberalism (Hong Kong)
Radical democracy
Position:Centre-left to left-wing
Colours: Yellow
Country:Hong Kong
T:前綫
J:Cin4 sin3
Y:Chìhn sin

The Frontier is a pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong. It was established on 9 September 2010. The group is headed by convenor Yan Sun-kong since its establishment as a loose group of individual pro-democracy activists and was part of the People Power from 2011 to 2016. A party bearing the same name existed between 1996 and 2008.

On 23 November 2008, The Frontier declared that it would merge with the Democratic Party, also in the pro-democracy camp, but the motion to have it disbanded failed to meet the required support level of 80%.[1] The party was reestablished on 9 September 2010 by former members who opposed joining the Democratic Party. Yang Sun-kong has been convenor since the reestablishment. From 2011 to 2016, the party was part of the People Power. The group held one seat in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Raymond Chan Chi-chuen who also represents for People Power.

The Frontier left the People Power in April 2016. It lost its only seat in the Legislative Council after legislator Raymond Chan left the party in May 2016.

Performance in elections

District Council elections

ElectionNumber of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
Total
elected seats
+/−
2011People Power ticket0
20156,3420.440

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=e5cccaa974acd110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=Hong+Kong&s=News Frontier members vote for Democrats merger