Civil Force 公民力量 | |
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| Chairman | Pun Kwok-shan |
| Founded | December 1993 |
| Headquarters | Flat F, 1st Floor, Kam Fai Building, 74 Chik Fuk Street, Tai Wai |
| Alliance partner | New People's Party |
| Ideology | Chinese nationalismConservatism (HK) |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Green |
| Legislative Council | 2 / 90 |
| District Councils | 13 / 470 |
| Website | |
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Civil Force (Chinese:公民力量) is apro-Beijing, district-based political party inHong Kong. Since 2014, the Civil Force has entered an alliance with theNew People's Party ofRegina Ip. Headed by chairmanPun Kwok-shan, it has its stronghold in theSha Tin District where it is, as of 2025, the largest party by number of seats.
It was established in 1993 by a former member ofUnited Democrats of Hong Kong,Lau Kong-wah and 8 otherSha Tin District Board members.
Lau was defeated byEmily Lau in both the1991 LegCo elections and the1995 LegCo elections. In 1996, Lau secured a seat in theProvisional Legislative Council. He was elected into LegCo in since1998 LegCo elections in theNew Territories East geographical constituency, after he joined the pro-BeijingDemocratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB).
In 2003, due to the pro-government stance of DAB especially on the issue of implementingArticle 23 of the Basic Law, the popularity of Lau, being a member of the DAB, was affected, and the Civil Force performed not as well in the2003 District Council elections. Campaigns of some of the members emphasise more on the banner of Civil Force and their local contributions, and did not mention the convenor's connection with the DAB. Lau himself lost the seat in theKam To constituency for theSha Tin District Council despite his long service in the district. The Civil Force retained 14 seats in the Sha Tin District Council, and 3 seats in theSai Kung District Council.
In the2012 Legislative Council election, Lau Kong-wah lost in theDistrict Council (Second) functional constituency election while the newly joined member Scarlett Pong failed to win a seat in the New Territories East constituency. Civil Force had not been represented in the Legislative Council for the first time. It returned to the legislature with one seat when LegCo memberLam Tai-fai joined the Civil Force on 1 January 2013.[1]
The Civil Force formed apolitical alliance with theNew People's Party (NPP), headed byRegina Ip, in February 2014. Civil Force leader Pun Kwok-shan was appointed Vice-Chairman of the New People's Party, while members of either parties can acquire membership of the other party.[2] The alliance fielded 23 candidates to contest the2015 District Council elections and won 11 seats. Some Civil Force district councilors withdrew from NPP to avoid the political impact.
Eunice Yung won a seat for Civil Force and NPP in the2016 Legislative Council election in New Territories East.
In 2019, amidst theongoing social movement against the extradition bill, the pro-Beijing camp suffered unprecedented defeat in theDistrict Council elections. The NPP-Civil Force alliance fielded 28 candidates but did not win any seats. As a result, Civil Force was eliminated from all the district councils for the first time since its establishment.
In 2023, after the electoral reforms, NPP-Civil Force regained its dominant position in Sha Tin.
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | GC seats | FC seats | EC seats | Total seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27,841 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 60 | 0 |
| 1998 | DAB ticket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 60 | — | |
| 2000 | DAB ticket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 60 | 0 | |
| 2004 | DAB ticket | 1 | 0 | – | 1 / 60 | 0 | |
| 2008 | DAB ticket | 1 | 0 | – | 1 / 60 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 23,988 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 / 70 | 1 |
| 2016 | NPP ticket | 1 | 0 | – | 1 / 70 | 1 | |
| 2021 | NPP ticket | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 / 90 | 1 | |
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | UrbCo seats | RegCo seats | Total elected seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10,546 | 1.89 | 0 / 32 | 1 / 27 | 1 / 59 |
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | Total elected seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12,141 | 1.77 | 10 / 346 | 7 |
| 1999 | 19,633 | 2.42 | 11 / 390 | 2 |
| 2003 | 27,605 | 2.63 | 17 / 400 | 3 |
| 2007 | 30,880 | 2.71 | 18 / 405 | 3 |
| 2011 | 36,833 | 3.12 | 16 / 412 | 2 |
| 2015 | NPP ticket | 11 / 431 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 55,879 | 1.91 | 0 / 452 | 10 |
| Constituency | Member |
|---|---|
| New Territories East | Yung Hoi-yan |
| District | Constituency | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Sai Kung | Po Lam | Alfred Au Ning-fat |
| Tak Ming | Wan Yuet-cheung | |
| Sha Tin | Lek Yuen | Michael Wong Yue-hon |
| City One | Wong Ka-wing | |
| Yue Shing | Victor Leung Ka-fai | |
| Hin Ka | Lam Chung-yan | |
| Lower Shing Mun | Tong Hok-leung | |
| Wan Shing | Ho Hau-cheung | |
| Tin Sum | Pun Kwok-shan | |
| Yu Yan | Yiu Ka-chun | |
| Kwong Yuen | Chan Man-kuen |
