Civil Force is a district-based pro-Beijing political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Since 2014, the Civil Force entered an alliance with the New People's Party of Regina Ip. Headed by chairman Pun Kwok-shan, it has its stronghold in the Sha Tin and Sai Kung Districts and has the majority of seats in the Sha Tin District Council.
The United Democrats of Hong Kong was a short-lived political party in Hong Kong founded in 1990 as the united front of the liberal democracy forces in preparation of the 1991 first ever direct election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It self-proclaimed as the first political party in Hong Kong. The party won a landslide victory by sweeping 12 of the 18 directly elected seats in the 1991 LegCo elections which shook the political landscape of Hong Kong. In 1994 it was merged with another pro-democracy party Meeting Point to form the contemporary Democratic Party.
The 1999 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 28 November 1999 for all 18 districts of Hong Kong, for 390 members from directly elected constituencies out of total 519 council members. It was the first District Council election after the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, replacing the existing Provisional District Councils appointed by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
North District Council is one of the 18 Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District. Consisting of 22 members, the district council is drawn from 18 constituencies, which elect 18 members, along with four ex officio members who are the Ta Kwu Ling, Sheung Shui, Sha Tau Kok and Fanling rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.
Yuen Long District Council is the district council for the Yuen Long District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district councils. Yuen Long District currently consists of 41 members, of which the district is divided into 35 constituencies, electing a total of 35 with 6 ex officio members who are the Shap Pat Heung, San Tin, Ha Tsuen, Kam Tin, Ping Shan and Pat Heung rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.
Kam To is one of the 36 constituencies of the Sha Tin District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was first created in 2003 and gained by Shirley Ho of the Democratic Party defeating the giant of the DAB, Lau Kong-wah, who also was the Chairman of one of the largest Sha Tin local political organizations Civil Force. Yeung Man-yui of DAB has been holding the seat after taking seat from Shirley Ho in the 2007 election.
Choy Kan-pui, BBS, JP is a former Hong Kong legislator and Sha Tin villager. He ran in the Hong Kong district boards election, 1982 representing the Tin Sum village in Sha Tin where he rooted and continued his office until 2003. He was also the chairman of the Sha Tin District Council.
Thomas Pang Cheung-wai, SBS, JP is the vice-chairman of the Sha Tin District Council and current vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong.
The 2015 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 22 November 2015. Elections were held to all 18 District Councils with returning 431 members from directly elected constituencies after all appointed seats had been abolished.
The New People's Party formed a political alliance with the Civil Force in February 2014.
The 2011 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 6 November 2011 to elect all 36 elected members to the 43-member District Council.
Shatin Community Network is a localist political group in Hong Kong. It was formed by a group of Sha Tin residents and former member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Local Society was inspired by 2014 Occupy protests. It uses "pragmatism, locality and democracy" and aimed to win back the District Councils from the pro-Beijing camp. It won a seat in the Hong Kong district council elections, 2015.
Wilson Li Wing-shing is a Hong Kong politician. He is formerly the secretary and currently the vice-chairman of the Democratic Party. He is also member of the Sha Tin District Council for Wu Kai Sha.
Kelly Tung Kin-lei is a Hong Kong politician associated with the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. She is a member of the Sha Tin District Council for the constituency of Tai Wai.
The 2019 Hong Kong District Council elections are scheduled to be held on 24 November 2019 for the sixth District Councils of Hong Kong. Elections are to be held to all 18 District Councils with returning 452 members from all directly elected constituencies, out of the total 479 seats.
The 2007 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 18 November 2007 to elect all 36 elected members to the 46-member District Council.
The 2003 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 23 November 2003 to elect all 36 elected members to the 46-member District Council.
The 1999 Sha Tin District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 36 elected members to the 46-member District Council.
Sha Tin Town Centre is one of the 36 constituencies of the Sha Tin District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. The constituency has an estimated population of 19,821.
