Professional Power
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 | |
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]
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.
Political stance
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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]
Performance in elections
[edit]Legislative Council elections
[edit]| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
GC seats |
FC seats |
EC seats |
Total seats | +/− | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24,594
|
1.35
|
0 | 0 | 0 / 90
|
0
|
| |
| 2016 | 34,544
|
1.59
|
0 | 0 | 0 / 90
|
0
|
| |
| 2021 | 38,214
|
2.89
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 90
|
1
|
9th
|
District Council elections
[edit]| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
Total
elected seats |
+/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13,865
|
1.07
|
4 / 458
|
2
|
| 2019 | 16,619
|
1.93
|
3 / 452
|
1
|
| 2023 | 23,557
|
2.01
|
1 / 470
|
2
|
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 王珮殷 (4 October 2019). "【區議會選舉2019】專業動力方國珊等共4人參選 反區議會政治化". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "專業動力議席倍增 劍指立會". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ 司徒曉霖; 陳世浩 (4 October 2019). "專業動力區選誓師未齊腳 4人率先報名出戰西貢區". Inmediahk.net (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "選舉內幕：建制曾下令救方國珊 有人拒執行". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ 評論編輯室 (2019-10-30). "【區選前瞻】西貢區山頭林立 「撞區」全因無大台？". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "LIHKG". LIHKG 討論區. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "區議會選舉候選人及區議員資料庫 - 選區事實處". hkfactcheck.io. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ 吳仕瑜 (2021-10-22). "01消息｜夏寶龍周日南下深圳 拍板立法會出選名單 左右泛民命運". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "【政情網上行】林素蔚：我不是建制派 吳秋北：參選已是建制" [You are pro-establishment once you run in elections: Ng Chau-pei]. Now 新聞 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "建制派議員遊日斥Suica不方便大讚中國好 惹網民抨擊兼翻舊帳" [Pro-establishment MP criticised after laments Japan's 'inconvenience']. Radio Free Asia (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "陳克勤稱選舉過程「五光十色」 吳秋北：參選的都是建制一部分 林素蔚：不算建制派 是「貼地民生派」". Ming Pao (in Traditional Chinese). 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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