Victoria Social Association
Victoria Social Association 維多利亞社區協會 | |
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Chairman | Chow Sai-kit |
Founded | April 2016[1] |
Ideology | Hong Kong localism Liberalism (Hong Kong) |
Regional affiliation | Pro-democracy camp |
Colours | Purple |
Legislative Council | 0 / 70 |
District Councils | 3 / 479 |
Website | |
Official Facebook page | |
Victoria Social Association (Chinese: 維多利亞社區協會; HKVSA) is a local political group based in Central and Western District and Wan Chai District, the former area of the Victoria City founded in April 2016.[1] The association won one seat in Wan Chai in 2019 District Council election.
History
The association was founded in April 2016 by Chow Sai-kit, who was a former member of the pro-independence Youngspiration. Chow ran in the 2015 District Council election in Kennedy Town & Mount Davis but failed to win a seat. In the 2019 District Council election, four members of the association ran in the election, while only two of them ran under the banner of VSA. Chow himself ran as a substitute candidate for independent Fergus Leung Fong-wai in case Leung was disqualified from running in Kwun Lung. While Fung was successfully elected, Li Wing-choi who represented the association won a seat in Victoria Park, as well as two members who ran as independents, Pang Ka-ho and Ho Chi-wang won in Sai Wan and Water Street respectively.[2]
Beijing mouthpiece Wen Wei Po accused the VSA of pro-independence, citing chairman Chow Sai-kit former membership of Youngspiration and Li Wing-choi's opposition to the proposed National Anthem Bill.[3] The association refuted by claiming that the news report was fabricated and reserved the right to sue.[1]
Performance in elections
District Council elections
Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
Total elected seats |
+/− |
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2019 | 2,640 | 0.09 | 1 / 452
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1 |
References
- ^ a b c "被《文匯》指為獨派 維多利亞社區協會李永財:完全捏造,將發律師信". 立場新聞. 2019-03-11.
- ^ "【灣仔區結果】謝偉俊當選擊敗灣仔起步楊子雋". 頭條日報. 2019-11-25.
- ^ "【紛紛洗底】「獨派」扮「服務社區」呃街坊". 文匯報. 2018-05-11.