New Century Forum

New Century Forum
New Century Forum
Traditional Chinese	新世紀論壇
Simplified Chinese	新世纪论坛
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīn shìjì lùntán
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sān sai géi leuhn tàahn
Jyutping	San1 sai3 gei2 leon6 taan4

New Century Forum

新世紀論壇
New Century Forum 新世紀論壇
Convenor	Ma Fung-kwok
Founded	23 June 1999
Headquarters	22/F, Connaught; Commercial Building,; 185 Wan Chai Road, ; Wan Chai
Ideology	Conservatism (HK)
Political position	Centre-right
Regional affiliation	Pro-Beijing camp
Legislative Council	1 / 90
District Councils	0 / 470
NPC (HK deputies)	1 / 36
CPPCC (HK members)	1 / 124
Website
	www.ncforum.org.hk
	Politics of Hong Kong; Political parties; Elections;

New Century Forum is a pro-Beijing middle-class oriented political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The group comprises professionals, businessmen and academics, and aims to represent the voice of the middle-class. It is currently led by convenor Ma Fung-kwok.

Platform edit

The basic platform of the group is to consolidate the power of the middle-class and to protect the long-term interest of Hong Kong. It aims to focus on studying various public policy issues and suggest proposals in a rational and professional manner, on the basis of the "One country-two systems" principle. On political development, it advocates development of a democratic political system in a step by step process. The party is relatively small and its platforms undeveloped.

History edit

The New Century Forum was formed by Ng Ching-fai, then member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and dean of the Hong Kong Baptist University. Ng resigned from the President of the Baptist University in 2001 and quit the New Century Forum. Ma Fung-kwok, the incumbent convenor, was elected into LegCo by the election committee in 2001, replacing the Ng Ching-fai. With the cancellation of the election committee seats in the 2004 elections, the group had no seat in the LegCo until convenor Ma Fung-kwok won a seat in the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication in 2012 LegCo election.

The group participated in the direct elections in the 2000 LegCo elections and the 2004 LegCo elections but did not win any seat. Members of the group also contested in the District Council elections but usually ran as independent candidates.