Action 18

Action 18 (Chinese: 動元十八) is a pro-democracy regional group operating in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. The party fielded three candidates in the 2019 District Council election and won two seats in the Shap Pat Heung Central and Shap Pat Heung West constituencies.[1]

Action 18

動元十八
FoundedJuly 2019
IdeologyLiberalism (Hong Kong)
Regional affiliationPro-democracy camp
Colours  Navy
Legislative Council
0 / 70
Yuen Long
District Council
3 / 45
Website
www.action18.hk

Willis Fong Ho-hin and Szeto Pok-man, the two elected district councillors, pledged to pay attention to regional planning and public transport issues and organise regular public forums to exchange opinions with local residents. They attributed their success to being outsiders to villages in the area, saying that voters in their constituencies were frustrated by their previous district councillors focusing on village issues, rather than problems with transport links and traffic jams associated with the increasing number of private housing estate developments in southern Yuen Long.[2] In addition, they pledged to fully investigate the 2019 Yuen Long attack, which occurred four months before the district council elections.[1]

The group expanded to three district councillors in February 2020, with Wilber Lee Chun-Wai of Shap Pat Heung East joining the group.[3]

Performance in elections

District Council elections
Election Number of
popular votes		 % of
popular votes		 Total
elected seats		 +/−
2019 9,006 3.70
2 / 39
 2

References
  1. 吳倬安 (28 November 2019). "【區議會選舉】素人擊敗梁福元父子　司徒博文：查7.21是首要工作". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "「區內求變」 素人雙殺梁福元父子 131人勝選 稱頂光環更要貼地". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. "動元十八 Action18". Facebook. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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