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Political party in Hong Kong
New People's Party
新民黨
ChairpersonRegina Ip
Deputy leaderLouis Shih
Deputy leaderMichael Tien
FounderRegina Ip
Founded9 January 2011 (2011-01-09)
Preceded bySavantas Policy Institute
IdeologyEconomic liberalism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationPro-Beijing camp
ColoursBlue, red
Legislative Council1 / 60
District Councils2 / 534
Website
http://www.npp.org.hk/

The New People's Party (Chinese: 新民黨; abbreviated as NPP)is a political party in Hong Kong, part of the pro-government or pro-Beijing camp. It was established by Regina Ip on 9 January 2011. She is now the chairperson. Michael Tien, former member of the Liberal Party and younger brother of former Liberal Party chair James Tien, is the deputy chairman. Another deputy chairman is Louis Shih.

Since Ip has strongly indicated her interest in becoming Chief Executive of Hong Kong, it has been suggested that the party is primarily a vehicle for that goal.

The party intends to field 10 candidates in the district council elections in November 2011. Candidates will include three former senior security service officers in Tony Liu Kit-ming, the soon-to-retire chairman of the Hong Kong Police Inspectors Association; Wat Ki-on, the retired former chairman of the Fire Services Department Ambulancemen's Union; and Tsui Chi-keung, the retired former chairman of the Fire Services Department Staff's General Association.

The party positions itself with the pro-government camp, counting the DAB as a 'partner'. But Ip has said that it targets the 'middle class', rather than the 'grass roots'. The party's stated platform includes universal suffrage, economic diversification and the reduction in the wealth gap.


References

  1. ^ . Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703667904576071570107656388.html?mod=googlenews_wsj. Joining Ms Ip as deputy chairmen are former Liberal Party member Michael Tien and Louis Shih, former chairman of the pro-democracy organization SynergyNet. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |note= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Regina Ip hints at run for top job, SCMP, 31 Jan 2011
  3. High-profile officers join Regina Ip's party, SCMP, Phyllis Tsang, 8 Feb 2011
  4. the Standard http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=106856&sid=30858941&con_type=1&d_str=20110110&fc=10. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessed= ignored (help)
Hong Kong Political parties in Hong Kong
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