Professional Power

Professional Power (Chinese: 專業動力) is a political group operating 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
ChairpersonChristine Fong
Founded2010
IdeologyNonpartisanism
Political positionCentre
Legislative Council
0 / 70
District Councils
3 / 479
Website
www.facebook.com/hkpp.page

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, four of which applied on the first day.[3]

Political Stance

Professional Power has been widely considered as a centrist political organization, and has been competing directly with both pro-Beijing camp and 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]

References
  1. 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). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  2. "專業動力議席倍增 劍指立會". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 25 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. 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). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. "選舉內幕：建制曾下令救方國珊 有人拒執行". on.cc東網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  5. 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). Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  6. "LIHKG". LIHKG 討論區. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  7. "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.
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