New Territories Association of Societies

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New Territories Association of Societies
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President Leung Che-cheung
Chairman Chan Yung
Founded 1985 (1985)
Headquarters 9/F, Tai Po Commercial
Centre, 152–172 Kwong
Fuk Road, Tai Po, New
Territories
Ideology Chinese nationalism
Conservatism
Political position Centre-right
Regional affiliation Pro-Beijing camp
Colors           Blue and orange
Legislative Council
2 / 70
District Councils
5 / 458
NPC
1 / 36
CPPCC
2 / 124
Website
ntas.org.hk
Politics of Hong Kong
Political parties
Elections
New Territories Association of Societies
Traditional Chinese 新界社團聯會
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 新社聯

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The New Territories Association of Societies (NTAS), (Chinese: 新界社團聯會) is a pro-Beijing umbrella political group which consists of hundreds of the New Territories community organisations. The founding president of the Association was Lee Lin-sang, who served as the delegate to the National People's Congress in the 1980s and member of the HKSAR Preparatory Committee before the handover of Hong Kong. The Association plays important coordination roles in the election campaigns for the pro-Beijing camp by mobilising members of its affiliated groups to vote for the pro-Beijing candidates.[1] The Association currently holds two seats in the Legislative Council (LegCo), Leung Che-cheung and Chan Han-pan who are both affiliated with the largest pro-Beijing party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (while Leung does not put NTAS as his political affiliation on his biography).[2][3] Leung also serves as the current president of the Association.

The current chairman is Chan Yung, a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress.[4]

Election performances

Legislative Council elections

Election Number of
popular votes
 % of
popular votes
GC
seats
FC
seats
Total seats +/− Position
2012 DAB ticket 2 0
2 / 70
2Increase N/A

District Councils elections

Election Number of
popular votes
 % of
popular votes
Total
elected seats
+/−
2011 2,187Steady 0.19Steady
2 / 412
1Increase
2015 7,090Increase 0.49Increase
5 / 431
0Steady

See also

References

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  4. Wang affirms support for CY, China Daily, 30 May 2013