Land Justice League
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Land Justic League
土地正義聯盟 |
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| Founded | July 2011 |
| Membership | ~700 |
| Ideology |
Communalism Direct democracy Environmentalism Localism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Legislative Council |
1 / 70
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| District Councils |
0 / 458
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| Website | |
| landjusticehk |
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| Traditional Chinese | 土地正義聯盟 | ||||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Tóu deih jing yih lyùhn màhng |
| Jyutping | Tou2 dei6 zing3 ji6 lyun4 mang4 |
The Land Justice League (Chinese: 土地正義聯盟) is a Hong Kong activist group that co-opts other social groups who are interested in a common cause that they have termed “land justice”.
The members is roughly divided into two groups - one rooted in movements dating from the protection of the Star Ferry Pier in 2006, which have extended up to the Choi Yuen Chuen rally in 2009; the other group consists of followers of the political party League of Social Democrats who are often considered as the radical ones. The former group of activists generally base their action on what is called a “local identity movement” and they are a group of well educated youngsters with theory-based ideals. They also tend to plan their actions strategically. Their only shortcoming is that they are thin on resources. They are also fastidious about not being associated with any political party.
The group filled in candidates in the District Council Elections of 2011 and District Council Elections of 2015 but did not gain any seat. In the 2016 Legislative Council election, its core member veteran activist Eddie Chu ran as an independent and was elected by receiving about 80,000 votes, the highest votes a candidate gained in the geographical constituencies.
The objectives of the Land Justice League are:
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