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Political party in Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professional Power (Chinese: 專業動力) is a political group based in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. The group is formed and led by Christine Fong, a former member of the Liberal Party. The group markets itself as nonpartisan and currently has four members in the Sai Kung District Council.[1]
Professional Power 專業動力 | |
|---|---|
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| Chairperson | Christine Fong |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ideology | Conservatism (HK) Centrism |
| Regional affiliation | Centrist camp Pro-Beijing camp |
| Colours | Blue |
| Legislative Council | 1 / 90 |
| District Councils | 1 / 470 |
| Website | |
| www | |
In the 2015 Hong Kong local elections, Professional Power fielded nine candidates, with four getting elected.[2] The group fielded seven candidates in the 2019 election,[3] with three elected eventually.
Professional Power has been widely considered as a moderate political organization, and has been competing directly with both pro-Beijing camp and the pro-democracy camp.
And yet, in 2016 Hong Kong legislative election, it was reported that the Hong Kong Liaison Office has been trying to "allocate" the votes to Fong. [4]
In 2019 Hong Kong local elections, many candidates of the Professional Power were not challenged by any parties or independent politicians from the pro-Beijing camp.[5] Prior to the polling day, there was a list widely circulated in LIHKG and Factcheck.io. The list claimed itself as a list of candidates endorsed by Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. The list has included six candidates from the Professional Power.[6][7]
In the 2021 Legislative Council election, Lam So-wai ran in the New Territories South East, receiving nominations from a member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Paul Kwong and other pro-Beijing stance. Christine Fong was also rumoured to have been "blessed" and approved by Chinese Government to run in the election.[8] The group later was branded as part of pro-Beijing camp,[9][10] despite Lam rejected the labeling and insisted the group as "pro-livelihood group" (Chinese: 民生派).[11]
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