Hong Kong Indigenous
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Hong Kong Indigenous 本土民主前線 | |
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| Founded | January 2015 |
| Membership (2016) | ~60[1] |
| Ideology | Localism (Hong Kong) Hong Kong nationalism |
| Colours | Blue |
| Legislative Council | 0 / 90 |
| District Councils | 0 / 470 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 本土民主前線 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 本土民主前线 | ||||||||||||
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Hong Kong Indigenous (本土民主前線; lit. 'Local-land Democracy Front') is a localist political group established in 2015.[2] It is known for its hardline localist stances and militant methods of protesting.[2] It has been actively involved in protests and engaged into violent clashes with police, including in the anti-parallel trading protests and the Mong Kok unrest.[3] Edward Leung and Ray Wong are the former convenor and key figure of the group.
Hong Kong Indigenous states that it opposes the increased influence of mainland China and the Beijing government's involvement in Hong Kong. It opposes the increased use of standard Mandarin in Hong Kong schools instead of the native Cantonese. It also claims that the growing number of mainland migrants – due to the issuing of one-way travel permits to mainlanders over which Hong Kong has no control whatsoever – would have the effect of "diluting the ratio of local people" and depriving the locals' resources," especially in primary schools, public housing and certain jobs. It argues that a mainland "incursion" is stripping residents of their identity and rights.[4] The group has criticised the pan-democracy camp's "gentle approach" of non-violent civil disobedience and calls for a "militant" approach by "bravery and force".[2] The group pushes for secession from China.[5]
