Third Side
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Third Side
新思維 |
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| Chairman | Tik Chi-yuen |
| Vice-Chairman | Edwin Cheng |
| Founded | 7 January 2015 |
| Membership (2016) |
 68 |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Green |
| Legislative Council |
0 / 70
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| District Councils |
1 / 458
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| Website | |
| thirdside |
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| Yale Romanization | Sān sī wàih |
| Jyutping | San1 si1 wai4 |
Third Side (Chinese: 新思維) is a centrist "middle-of-the road" political party in Hong Kong. Headed by former Democrats Tik Chi-yuen and Wong Sing-chi, the party claimed to offer an alternative "moderate approach" in the increasingly polarised politics between the pan-democracy camp and the pro-Beijing camp,
It is headed by chairman Tik Chi-yuen, former vice-chairman of the Democratic Party and vice-convenor Wong Sing-chi, former Democrat legislator. Wong was expelled by the Democrats in July 2015 for urging legislators to accept the Beijing-decreed political reform package. Tik subsequently quit in September, citing differences on the pursuit of democracy.
The party's 20-member preparatory committee included former Democrats Chan Ka-wai and Chow Yick-hay, and Centaline Property Agency co- founder Shih Wing-ching, who was also from Path of Democracy, the think tank set up by fellow moderate and former Civic Party legislator Ronny Tong Ka-wah. Others included Hung Fook Tong executive director Ricky Szeto Wing-fu and Shue Yan University associate professor Lee Shu-kam. The party was inaugurated at a 7 January ceremony.
Wong Sing-chi was a candidate in the Legislative Council by-election in early 2016, but lost the race by coming in the fifth place. The party is actively considering filling candidates in the 2016 Legislative Council elections.
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