Victoria Social Association

The Victoria Social Association (HKVSA) was a local political group based in Central and Western District and Wan Chai District, the former area of the Victoria City founded in April 2016.[1] The association won one seat in Wan Chai in 2019 District Council election.

Victoria Social Association

維多利亞社區協會
ChairmanChow Sai-kit
FoundedApril 2016 (2016-04)[1]
Dissolved30 June 2020 (2020-06-30)
IdeologyLiberalism (HK)
Localism (HK)
Regional affiliationPro-democracy camp
Colours  Purple
Victoria Social Association
Traditional Chinese維多利亞社區協會
Simplified Chinese维多利亚社区协会

History

The association was founded in April 2016 by Chow Sai-kit, who was a former member of the pro-independence Youngspiration. Chow ran in the 2015 District Council election in Kennedy Town & Mount Davis but failed to win a seat. In the 2019 District Council election, four members of the association ran in the election, while only two of them ran under the banner of VSA. Chow himself ran as a substitute candidate for independent Fergus Leung Fong-wai in case Leung was disqualified from running in Kwun Lung. While Fung was elected, Li Wing-choi who represented the association won a seat in Victoria Park, as well as two members who ran as independents, Pang Ka-ho and Ho Chi-wang won in Sai Wan and Water Street respectively.[2]

Beijing mouthpiece Wen Wei Po accused the VSA of being pro-independence, citing chairman Chow Sai-kit former membership of Youngspiration and Li Wing-choi's opposition to the proposed National Anthem Bill.[3] The association refuted by claiming that the news report was fabricated and reserved the right to sue.[1]

Election results

District Council elections
Election Number of
popular votes		 % of
popular votes		 Total
elected seats		 +/−
2019 2,640 0.09
1 / 452
 1

References
  1. "被《文匯》指為獨派　維多利亞社區協會李永財：完全捏造，將發律師信". 立場新聞. 11 March 2019.
  2. "【灣仔區結果】謝偉俊當選擊敗灣仔起步楊子雋". 頭條日報. 25 November 2019.
  3. "【紛紛洗底】「獨派」扮「服務社區」呃街坊". 文匯報. 11 May 2018.
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