New Prospect for Hong Kong 香港新方向 | |
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| Convenor | Marco Liu |
| Founded | October 2019[1] |
| Membership(2021) | ~100[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism (HK) Gang Piao Interests |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Turquoise |
| Legislative Council | 1 / 90 |
| District Councils | 1 / 470 |
| Website | |
| www | |
New Prospect for Hong Kong (Chinese:香港新方向) is a political group established in October 2019 consisting mainly of mainland Chinese living in Hong Kong, dubbed "gang piao" in Mandarin.[1]
The party was initially formed in October 2019 during the2019-2020 Hong Kong protests. Its co-founderGary Zhang was a manager at thePrince Edward station during thePrince Edward station attack on 31 August 2019 and had said that "Hongkongers are not rioters". The other co-founders included lawyer Paul Wang from Haldanes, and Marco Liu, founder of the PR company Hong Kong Asia Cultural Dissemination.[1][2]
In the2021 Legislative Council election, Gary Zhang ran in theNew Territories North, receiving nominations fromHKU professorYuen Kwok-yung, formerHKEx CEOCharles Li,Cheung Kong Holdings managing director Justin Chiu andMTR CEO Jacob Kam.[2]
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | GC seats | FC seats | EC seats | Total seats | +/− | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28,986 | 2.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 90 | 1 | 8th |
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | Total elected seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21,380 | 1.79 | 1 / 470 | 1 |
