Cheung Sha Wan Community Establishment Power () was a local political group based in
Cheung Sha Wan of
Sham Shui Po District founded in 2015. Inspired by the
Umbrella Revolution, the group contested in the
2015 District Council election but failed to win any seats. It won one seat in a historic pro-democracy landslide in
2019 District Council election, occupied by its convenor Leos Lee Man-ho.
History
The group was formed in 2015 attempting to prevent the pro-Beijing camp from running uncontested in the
2015 District Council election after the
Umbrella Revolution. Convenor Leos Lee Man-ho ran in
Cheung Sha Wan against pro-Beijing incumbent Aaron Lam Ka-fai but failed to win a seat.
The group was vocal against the
Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014
Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 () broadly refers to a set of proposed ordinances regulating the internet in Hong Kong. Under debate is the legality of derivative works popular on the internet, including doujin drawings, kuso, parodies, and th ...
in December 2015, worrying the proposed bill would further encroach freedom of speech in Hong Kong. It issued a statement with 11 other post-umbrella organisations pressuring the
pro-democrats
The pro-democracy camp, also known as the pan-democracy camp, is a political alignment in Hong Kong that supports increased democracy, namely the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council as given by the Basic L ...
on tougher stance on the bill.
In 2016, the group formed an electoral alliance under the name "
ALLinHK with five other
localist groups:
Youngspiration,
Kowloon East Community
Kowloon East Community is a localist political group formed in late 2014 in Hong Kong by a group of netizens on the online forum Hong Kong Golden Forum who were inspired by 2014 Occupy protests. It focuses on livelihood issues in Kwun Tong Di ...
,
Tin Shui Wai New Force,
Tsz Wan Shan Constructive Power
Tsz Wan Shan Constructive Power () was a local political group based in Tsz Wan Shan of Wong Tai Sin District founded in January 2015 by a group of HKGolden netizens. Inspired by the Umbrella Revolution, the group contested in the 2015 District ...
, and Tuen Mun Community. It planned to field candidates in four of the five geographical constituencies with the agenda to put forward a referendum on Hong Kong's
self-determination
The right of a people to self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern international law (commonly regarded as a ''jus cogens'' rule), binding, as such, on the United Nations as authoritative interpretation of the Charter's norms. It stat ...
.
Two Youngsipration candidates of the ALLinHK alliance
Baggio Leung
Sixtus "Baggio" Leung Chung-hang (; born 7 August 1986) is a Hong Kong activist and politician. He is the convenor of Youngspiration, a localist political group in Hong Kong that leans towards Hong Kong independence, and is also leader and sp ...
and
Yau Wai-ching were elected, but were soon disqualified over the
Hong Kong Legislative Council oath-taking controversy in October 2016.
The group made a second attempt in the
2019 District Council election amid the
2019–20 Hong Kong protests, with Leos Lee ran against Pong Chiu-fai. In the historic pro-democracy landslide, Lee was elected by defeating the
BPA
BPA may refer to:
Organizations
*BPA Worldwide, an organization that audits circulation figures for mass media
*Banca Privada d'Andorra
*Bangladesh Police Academy
*Blue Panorama Airlines, ICAO code
*Bonneville Power Administration, a U.S. power ...
opponent.
The group was officially disbanded on 22 September 2021.
Electoral performance
Wong Tai Sin District Council elections
References
External links
CSW Power's facebook page{{Hong Kong political parties
Political organisations based in Hong Kong
Political parties established in 2015
Political parties disestablished in 2021
2015 establishments in Hong Kong
2021 disestablishments in Hong Kong
Liberal parties in Hong Kong
Localist parties in Hong Kong