Third Side
Third Side 新思維 | |
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| Chairman | Tik Chi-yuen |
| Vice-Chairmen |
Edwin Cheng Kuen Ping-yiu Marcus Liu |
| Founded | 7 January 2015 |
| Split from | Democratic Party |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colours | Green |
| Legislative Council |
0 / 70 |
| District Councils |
1 / 458 |
| Website | |
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The Third Side (Chinese: 新思維) is a centrist moderate political party in Hong Kong. Headed by former Democrats Tik Chi-yuen and Wong Sing-chi, the party aims at offering an alternative "moderate approach" in the increasing polarised politics between the pan-democracy camp and the pro-Beijing camp.[1]
Background
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.[2]
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.[1] Others included Hung Fook Tong executive director Ricky Szeto Wing-fu and Shue Yan University associate professor Lee Shu-kam. The party took off on 7 January in an inauguration ceremony.[2]
Wong Sing-chi has become a candidate in the Legislative Council by-election in early 2016. The party is actively considering filling candidates in the 2016 Legislative Council elections.[1]
Performance in elections
District Council elections
| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
Total elected seats |
+/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,011 |
0.14 |
0 / 431 |
0 |
References
- 1 2 3 Ng, Kang-chung (29 September 2015). "New Hong Kong political party Third Side prepares to test its moderate stance in Legco elections". South China Morning Post.
- 1 2 Siu, Jasmine (29 September 2015). "Ex-Dems set up new party". The Standard.
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