New Century Forum

Political party in Hong Kong
新世紀論壇
ConvenorMa Fung-kwokFounded23 June 1999 (1999-06-23)Headquarters22/F, Connaught
Commercial Building,
185 Wan Chai Road,
Wan ChaiIdeologyConservatism (HK)Political positionCentre-rightRegional affiliationPro-Beijing campLegislative Council
1 / 90
District Councils
0 / 470
NPC (HK deputies)
1 / 36
CPPCC (HK members)
1 / 124
Websitewww.ncforum.org.hk
New Century Forum
Traditional Chinese新世紀論壇
Simplified Chinese新世纪论坛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīn shìjì lùntán
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSān sai géi leuhn tàahn
JyutpingSan1 sai3 gei2 leon6 taan4
Politics and government
of Hong Kong
  • Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service
  • Registration and Electoral Office
  • Offices in the Mainland and Taiwan
  • University Grants Committee Secretariat
  • Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
  • Health Bureau
  • Department of Health
  • Security Bureau
Legislature
Court of Final Appeal

High Court

District Court

  • Chief District Judge: Justin Ko

Magistrates' Court

  • Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak

Special courts and tribunals:

Electoral Affairs Commission
  • Registration and Electoral Office

Chief Executive Elections

  • Election Committee

Legislative elections

District council elections

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New Century Forum is a pro-Beijing middle-class oriented political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The group comprises professionals, businessmen and academics, and aims to represent the voice of the middle-class. It is currently led by convenor Ma Fung-kwok.

Platform

The basic platform of the group is to consolidate the power of the middle-class and to protect the long-term interest of Hong Kong. It aims to focus on studying various public policy issues and suggest proposals in a rational and professional manner, on the basis of the "One country-two systems" principle. On political development, it advocates development of a democratic political system in a step by step process. The party is relatively small and its platforms undeveloped.

History

The New Century Forum was formed by Ng Ching-fai, then member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and dean of the Hong Kong Baptist University. Ng resigned from the President of the Baptist University in 2001 and quit the New Century Forum. Ma Fung-kwok, the incumbent convenor, was elected into LegCo by the election committee in 2001, replacing the Ng Ching-fai. With the cancellation of the election committee seats in the 2004 elections, the group had no seat in the LegCo until convenor Ma Fung-kwok won a seat in the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication in 2012 LegCo election.

The group participated in the direct elections in the 2000 LegCo elections and the 2004 LegCo elections but did not win any seat. Members of the group also contested in the District Council elections but usually ran as independent candidates.

Election performances

Legislative Council elections

Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
GC
seats
FC
seats
EC
seats
Total seats +/− Position
2000 21,103Steady 1.60Steady 0 0 1
1 / 60
1Decrease 7thIncrease
2004 4,511Decrease 0.25Decrease 0 0
0 / 60
1Decrease N/A
2012  –  – 0 1
1 / 70
1Increase 10thIncrease
2016 0 1
1 / 70
0Steady 10thIncrease
2021 0 0 1
1 / 90
0Steady 8thIncrease

District Councils elections

Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
Total
elected seats
+/−
2003 833Steady 0.08Steady
0 / 400
0Steady
2007 543Decrease 0.05Decrease
0 / 405
0Steady

See also

External links

  • (in Chinese) Web site of the New Century Forum
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Parties represented in Legislative Council
Pro-Beijing (89)
Unaligned (1)
Parties represented in District Councils
Pro-Beijing (174)