Hong Kong post-Occupy young bloods eye up district council elections
In the third of our series on the first citywide polls since the Occupy protest, the Post talks to a new breed of politicians inspired by the sit-ins
Political groups emerging from the Occupy sit-ins are evaluating whether to field candidates in November's district council polls - and whether they can separate themselves enough from the protest movement to be viewed by the electorate as people who could make a difference in community politics.
It's a new breed of politician who are making it clear their vision is not always the same as traditional democratic parties, and some say they won't necessarily conform to the practice of "coordinating" candidates to avoid splitting the pro-democracy vote in some constituencies.
Some of the names of the groups highlight their willingness to ignore convention.
About 10 groups aligned to different districts have since set up Facebook pages and begun reaching out to people.
One of them is Tsz Wan Chan Constructive Power, which is looking at Wong Tai Sin council. Currently, the pro-establishment Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong holds lion's share of the 29 council seats.