Team Chu Hoi-dick of New Territories West

Team Chu Hoi-dick of New Territories West (Chinese: 朱凱廸新西團隊) was a pro-democracy political group based in New Territories West that existed between 2016 and 2021.

Team Chu Hoi-dick of New Territories West
朱凱廸新西團隊
ConvenorEddie Chu
Founded2016 (2016)
Dissolved20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)
IdeologyCommunalism
Direct democracy
Environmentalism
Left-wing localism
Liberalism (HK)
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Regional affiliationPro-democracy camp
Colours  Green

In the 2019 District Council election, nine people from the group ran and seven were elected, but the group's founder, Eddie Chu, lost. The team was asked by the Returning Officer for its position on "democratic self-determination" when applying for permission to run,[1] and was determined to be eligible based on the answer.[2]

On 30 July 2020, the government stated that group member Lester Shum was among a dozen pro-democracy candidates whose nominations were invalid.[3] Shum's disqualification was determined by a process which assesses whether candidates object to the enactment of national security laws or are willing to disavow separatism.[4][5]

The group supported the five demands and the implementation of universal suffrage for Legislative Council elections and for the election of the Chief Executive. In 2021, Eddie Chu announced its dissolution after he was arrested for breaching the Hong Kong national security law.[6]

Performance in elections

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District Council elections

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Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
Total
elected seats
+/−
2019 31,369 1.07
7 / 452
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References

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  1. ^ "信報即時新聞 – 朱凱廸新西團隊參選人要求解釋民主自決". 信報即時新聞. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ "屬朱凱廸團隊 DQ 高危人物之一 岑敖暉獲確認入閘戰區選". LINE TODAY. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Twelve pro-democracy figures barred from Legco poll". RTHK. 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ Hong Kong bans Joshua Wong and 11 other pro-democracy figures from legislative election, HKFP, 30 July 2020
  5. ^ Ng, Huileng Tan,Abigail (31 July 2020). "Critics slam Hong Kong's move to disqualify pro-democracy candidates from September election". CNBC. Retrieved 31 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "朱凱廸宣布解散「新西團隊」 不會繼續參政". 頭條日報. 20 May 2021.
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