Tin Shui Wai Connection Explained

Tin Shui Wai Connection
Foundation:2019
Regional:Pro-democracy camp
Ideology:Hong Kong localism
Liberalism (Hong Kong)
Seats2 Title:Yuen Long
District Council
Colours: Green/navy
Website:Official Facebook page
Country:Hong Kong

Tin Shui Wai Connection is a local political group based in Tin Shui Wai founded in 2019 by a group of LIHKG netizens. In a historic pro-democracy landslide in 2019 District Council election, the group won four seats in the Yuen Long District Council.

History

Tin Shui Wai Connection was formed by a group of five LIHKG netizens in their 20s who attempted to prevent pro-Beijing candidates from winning uncontestedly in the Yuen Long District Council constituencies in Tin Shui Wai in the 2019 District Council election, which were Hau Man-kin who intended to run in Tin Shing, Leung Chin-hang in Tin Yiu, Lam Chun in Shui Wah, Ng Kin-wai in Kingswood North and Kwan Chun-sang in Fu Yan.[1]

Ex-member Leung Chin-hang who had run in the same constituency in the 2015 election faced another pro-democrat candidate, Ho Wai-pan of the Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC). Two candidates ran in a primary ahead the election, but the result was seen invalid as it did not meet the 800-vote threshold. Leung quit the TSW Connection afterward and ran as an independent.[2]

The rest of the candidates all won the election, gaining four seats in total and became the second largest political grouping in the Yuen Long District Council.

Electoral performance

Yuen Long District Council elections

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Notes and References

  1. News: 【區議會選舉2019】連登仔連線阻建制自動當選 爭天水圍做第19區. 2019-09-16. HK01.
  2. News: 天耀民主派「初選」 投票率未達門檻 結果無效. 香港獨立媒體. 2019-10-01.