Civil Force
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Civil Force
公民力量 |
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| Chairman | Pun Kwok-shan |
| Founded | December 1993 |
| Headquarters | Flat F, 1st Floor, Kam Fai Building, 74 Chik Fuk Street, Tai Wai |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Green |
| Legislative Council |
1 / 70
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| District Councils |
12 / 458
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| Website | |
| www |
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Civil Force (Chinese: 公民力量) is a pro-Beijing political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Headed by Chairman Ho Hau-cheung, it has its stronghold in the Sha Tin and Sai Kung Districts and has the majority of seats in the Sha Tin District Council.
It was established in 1993 by a former member of United Democrats of Hong Kong, Lau Kong-wah and 8 other Sha Tin District Board members.
Lau was defeated by Emily Lau in both the 1991 LegCo elections and the 1995 LegCo elections. In 1996, Lau secured a seat in the Provisional Legislative Council. He was elected into LegCo in since 1998 LegCo elections in the New Territories East geographical constituency, after he joined the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB).
In 2003, due to the pro-Government stance of DAB especially on the issue of implementing Article 23 of the Basic Law, the popularity of Lau, being a member of the DAB, was affected, and the Civil Force performed not as well in the 2003 District Council elections. Campaigns of some of the members emphasise more on the banner of Civil Force and their local contributions, and did not mention the convenor's connection with the DAB. Lau himself lost the seat in the Kam To constituency for the Sha Tin District Council despite his long service in the district. The Civil Force retained 14 seats in the Sha Tin District Council, and 3 seats in the Sai Kung District Council.
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