New People's Party (Hong Kong)
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New People's Party
新民黨 |
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| Chairperson | Regina Ip |
| Deputy Chairman | Michael Tien |
| Founded | 9 January 2011 |
| Headquarters | Flats D-F, 11/F China Overseas Building, 139 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Membership (2015) |
 ~700 |
| Ideology | Conservatism (HK) |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Executive Council |
0 / 33
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| Legislative Council |
3 / 70
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| District Councils |
26 / 458
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| NPC (HK deputies) |
1 / 36
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| CPPCC (HK members) |
0 / 124
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| Traditional Chinese | 新民黨 | ||||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | sān màhn dóng |
| Jyutping | san1 man4 dong2 |
The New People's Party (Chinese: 新民黨; abbreviated to NPP) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party in Hong Kong. It was established by Regina Ip on 9 January 2011 who is currently the chairperson. Since Ip has strongly indicated her interest in becoming Chief Executive of Hong Kong, it has been suggested that the party is primarily a vehicle for that goal. The NPP absorbed a regional political group Civil Force and expanded its district network in 2014. After the 2016 Legislative Council election, it currently holds three seats in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and 26 seats in the District Councils.
The party positions itself with the pro-Beijing camp, counting the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the pro-Beijing flagship party as a "partner". But Ip has said that it targets the "middle-class", rather than the "grass-roots". Its electorate base also largely comes from the civil service, especially retired officials from the disciplined services, due to Ip's background. The party's stated platform includes universal suffrage, economic diversification and the reduction in the wealth gap.
The leading figure of the New People's Party is Regina Ip, who was the then Secretary for Security and the incumbent member of the Legislative Council, as well as the chair of the think tank Savantas Policy Institute. She founded the New People's Party on 9 January 2011. Michael Tien, former vice chairman of the Liberal Party and younger brother of former Liberal Party chair James Tien, is the deputy chairman. Another deputy chairman was Louis Shih.
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