Roundtable (Hong Kong)
Roundtable is a pro-Beijing political organisation founded in 2017 by Michael Tien after he quit the New People's Party. The group currently holds one seat in the Legislative Council, occupied by Michael Tien, and seven seats in the District Councils.[1]
Roundtable 實政圓桌 | |
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| Convenor | Michael Tien |
| Founded | 7 May 2017 |
| Split from | New People's Party |
| Ideology | Conservatism (HK) |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Blue |
| Legislative Council | 1 / 70
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| District Councils | 1 / 479
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| NPC (HK deputies) | 1 / 36
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| CPPCC (HK members) | 0 / 124
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| Traditional Chinese | 實政圓桌 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 实政圆桌 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | real political circle table | ||||||||||
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The organization was founded after Tien complained that the New People's Party was becoming too close to Beijing.[2][3]
Although it is aligned with the pro-Beijing camp, Roundtable has found itself at odds the camp on certain issues. One such example is when Tien supported scrapping the pro-Beijing extradition law.[4] Another example is when he supported an independent inquiry into police abuses.[5]
Performance in elections
District Council elections
| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
Total elected seats |
+/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 26,055 |
0.89 |
2 / 452 |
5 |
Representatives
Legislative Council
| Constituency | Member |
|---|---|
| New Territories West | Michael Tien |
District Councils
| District | Constituency | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Kwai Tsing | Cheung Hong | Tsui Hiu-kit |
See also
References
- "組「實政圓桌」 田北辰：無一言堂". 明報. 2017-05-09.
- "Michael Tien: overly close ties with Beijing prompted NPP departure". South China Morning Post. April 11, 2017.
- "Error - RTHK". news.rthk.hk.
- "Time to drop extradition law plans: Michael Tien - RTHK". news.rthk.hk.
- "Michael Tien to push Beijing for independent probe - RTHK". news.rthk.hk.
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