Tin Shui Wai Connection

Tin Shui Wai Connection (Chinese: 天水連線) is a local political group based in Tin Shui Wai founded in 2019 by a group of LIHKG netizens. In a historic pro-democracy landslide in 2019 District Council election, the group won four seats in the Yuen Long District Council.

Tin Shui Wai Connection

天水連線
Founded2019
IdeologyHong Kong localism
Liberalism (Hong Kong)
Regional affiliationPro-democracy camp
Colours  Green/navy
Legislative Council
0 / 70
Yuen Long
District Council
4 / 45
Website
Official Facebook page

History

Tin Shui Wai Connection was formed by a group of five LIHKG netizens in their 20s who attempted to prevent pro-Beijing candidates from winning uncontestedly in the Yuen Long District Council constituencies in Tin Shui Wai in the 2019 District Council election, which were Hau Man-kin who intended to run in Tin Shing, Leung Chin-hang in Tin Yiu, Lam Chun in Shui Wah, Ng Kin-wai in Kingswood North and Kwan Chun-sang in Fu Yan.[1]

Ex-member Leung Chin-hang who had run in the same constituency in the 2015 election faced another pro-democrat candidate, Ho Wai-pan of the Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC). Two candidates ran in a primary ahead the election, but the result was seen invalid as it did not meet the 800-vote threshold. Leung quit the TSW Connection afterward and ran as an independent.[2]

The rest of the candidates all won the election, gaining four seats in total and became the second largest political grouping in the Yuen Long District Council.

Electoral performance

Yuen Long District Council elections
Election Number of
popular votes		 % of
popular votes		 Total
elected seats		 +/−
2019 15,998 6.58
4 / 39
 4

Representatives

District Councils
DistrictConstituencyMember
Yuen Long Tin Shing Hau Man-kin[3]
Shui Wah Lam Chun[4]
Kingswood North Ng Kin-wai[5]
Fu Yan Kwan Chun-sang[6]

References
  1. "【區議會選舉2019】連登仔連線阻建制自動當選　爭天水圍做第19區". HK01. 2019-09-16.
  2. "天耀民主派「初選」 投票率未達門檻 結果無效". 香港獨立媒體. 2019-10-01.
  3. "2019年香港區議會選舉". orangenews-events.cctechhk.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  4. "【光復區會●天水圍】聲援理大或被控暴動 林進無悔支持抗爭：我哋唔再係高高在上嘅政棍". Apple Daily 蘋果日報. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  5. "光復區會：天水圍一片金黃 當選素人誓追究7.21". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  6. "2019年香港區議會選舉". orangenews-events.cctechhk.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-12-31.
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