Professional Power () 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 a single member in the Sai Kung District Council and Legislative Council, being Chairperson Christine Fong.
History On 9 December 2010, Liberal Party member Christine Fong left the party over concerns of the Liberal Party prioritizing larger companies over smaller businesses and issues on standard working hours, causing her to found Professional Power.
In the 2015 District Council elections, Professional Power fielded nine candidates, with four getting elected. The group fielded seven candidates in the 2019 election, with three elected however 2 later left the party in 2022.
Political stance
Professional Power does not belong to the centrist camp in a narrow sense, but it has been considered the most moderate conservative political group within the pro-Beijing 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.
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. 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.
In the 2021 Legislative Council election, Connie 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. The group later was branded as part of pro-Beijing camp, despite Lam rejected the labeling and insisted the group as "pro-livelihood camp" ().
Performance in elections Legislative Council elections Election Number ofpopular votes % ofpopular votes GCseats FCseats ECseats Total seats +/− Position 2012 24,594 1.35 0 0 0 2016 34,544 1.59 0 0 0 2018 (By-election)64,90515.74000 2021 38,214 2.89 1 0 0 1 9th202558,8284.6110018th
District Council elections Election Number ofpopular votes % ofpopular votes Total elected seats +/− 2015 13,865 1.07 2201916,6191.931 2023 23,557 2.01 2
See also Path of Democracy Third Side Hope for Hong Kong
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