New Youth Forum
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New Youth Forum is a political party
Political party
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 in the Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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 Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
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. The youth group was established in October 2001, and is currently led by convenor Regina Yeung Sum-yu.

The basic platform of the group is to promote youth participation in political and social affairs, to serve the community, and to focus on the rights of the youth.

The convenor of the group, Regina Yeung, attempted to run for a seat in the 2003 District Council
District Council of Hong Kong
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 elections but failed. She ran under the banner of the New Century Forum
New Century Forum
New Century Forum is a political party 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...

 during the 2000 Legislation Council
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...

 elections before the establishment of the group.

Leader: Tang Wing-chun(鄧咏駿)
Vice leader: Chan Hoi-yan(陳凱茵), Szeto Ngai-man(司徒毅敏)
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