Kowloon West New Dynamic

Kowloon West New Dynamic is a district-based pro-Beijing political group in Hong Kong. It was founded by a group of local politicians in the Kowloon West area on 16 March 2008.[1] The main focus of party is to improve quality of life in the districts within the area which including Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon City District, and Yau Tsim Mong District. Priscilla Leung is the current chairman. The party currently holds seven seats in the District Council of Hong Kong and one seat in Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Kowloon West New Dynamic

西九新動力
ChairpersonPriscilla Leung
Founded16 March 2008 (2008-03-16)
HeadquartersCapital Commercial
Building, 448
Shanghai Street,
Mongkok, Kowloon
Political positionCentre-right
Regional affiliationPro-Beijing camp
ColorsGreen
Legislative Council
1 / 70
District Councils
0 / 479
Website
www.kowloonwest.hk
Kowloon West New Dynamic
Traditional Chinese西九新動力

It played a instrumental role in electing its chairman Priscilla Leung to a seat in Kowloon West in the 2008 Legislative Council election. After Leung joined the pro-business parliamentary group Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) in October 2012, the Kowloon West New Dynamic became a subordinate group of the BPA.

Performance in elections

Legislative Council elections

Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
GC
seats
FC
seats
Total seats +/− Position
2012 34,548 1.91 1 0
1 / 70
0 10th

District Council elections

Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
Total
elected seats
+/−
2015 23,131 1.60
7 / 431
1
2019 10,374 0.35
0 / 452
10

References

  1. 西九新動力致力打造新西九 [Kowloon West New Dynamic is committed to build a new West Kowloon]. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). Mar 17, 2008.


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