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| foundation = 2010| predecessor = | headquarters = | affiliation1_title = | affiliation1 = Conservatism (Conservatism in Hong Kong>HK)CentrismCentrism>CenterModerate groupsPro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)>Pro-Beijing campLegislative Council of Hong Kong>Legislative Council1{{party color|Professional Power}}}}District Council of Hong Kong>District Councils1{{party color|Professional Power}}}}{{party color|Professional Power}}}} Bluewww.facebook.com/hkpp.page}}}}Professional Power ({{zh|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.WEB, 王珮殷, 【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,www.hk01.com/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/382296/%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E6%9C%83%E9%81%B8%E8%88%892019-%E5%B0%88%E6%A5%AD%E5%8B%95%E5%8A%9B%E6%96%B9%E5%9C%8B%E7%8F%8A%E7%AD%89%E5%85%B14%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%83%E9%81%B8-%E5%8F%8D%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E6%9C%83%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E5%8C%96, HK01, 5 November 2019, zh-HK, 4 October 2019, In the 2015 Hong Kong local elections, Professional Power fielded nine candidates, with four getting elected.WEB, 專業動力議席倍增 劍指立會,orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20151125/00176_022.html, Oriental Daily News, 5 November 2019, zh-HK, 25 November 2015, The group fielded seven candidates in the 2019 election,WEB, 司徒曉霖, 陳世浩, 專業動力區選誓師未齊腳 4人率先報名出戰西貢區,www.inmediahk.net/node/1067687, Inmediahk.net, 5 November 2019, zh-HK, 4 October 2019, with three elected eventually.

Political stance

(File:Professional Power.png|thumb|left|150px|Alternative logo for Professional Power)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. WEB, 選舉內幕：建制曾下令救方國珊 有人拒執行,hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20160908/bkn-20160908095316091-0908_00822_001.html, 2019-11-19, on.cc東網, zh-hk, 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.WEB, 【區選前瞻】西貢區山頭林立 「撞區」全因無大台？,www.hk01.com/01觀點/392326/區選前瞻-西貢區山頭林立-撞區-全因無大台, 2019-11-19, 2019-10-30, 評論編輯室, 香港01, zh-HK, 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.WEB, LIHKG,lihkg.com/thread/1737950/page/1, 2019-11-19, LIHKG 討論區, WEB, 區議會選舉候選人及區議員資料庫 - 選區事實處,hkfactcheck.io/, 2019-11-19, hkfactcheck.io, en, 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.WEB, 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,www.hk01.com/政情/691616/01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, 2021-12-26, 香港01, zh-HK, The group later was branded as part of pro-Beijing camp,WEB, 2021-12-22, 【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,news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=460882, 2023-12-28, Now 新聞, zh-hk, WEB, 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’,www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-lam-12262023050538.html, 2023-12-28, Radio Free Asia, zh-hk, despite Lam rejected the labeling and insisted the group as “pro-livelihood group” ({{zh|民生派}}).WEB, 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」, 2021-12-23,news.mingpao.com/pns/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20211223/s00002/1640197147033/%e9%99%b3%e5%85%8b%e5%8b%a4%e7%a8%b1%e9%81%b8%e8%88%89%e9%81%8e%e7%a8%8b%e3%80%8c%e4%ba%94%e5%85%89%e5%8d%81%e8%89%b2%e3%80%8d-%e5%90%b3%e7%a7%8b%e5%8c%97-%e5%8f%83%e9%81%b8%e7%9a%84%e9%83%bd%e6%98%af%e5%bb%ba%e5%88%b6%e4%b8%80%e9%83%a8%e5%88%86-%e6%9e%97%e7%b4%a0%e8%94%9a-%e4%b8%8d%e7%ae%97%e5%bb%ba%e5%88%b6%e6%b4%be-%e6%98%af%e3%80%8c%e8%b2%bc%e5%9c%b0%e6%b0%91%e7%94%9f%e6%b4%be%e3%80%8d, 2021-12-26, Ming Pao, zh-hant,

Performance in elections

Legislative Council elections{| class“wikitable” style@text-align: right;”

align=center! Election! Number ofpopular votes! % ofpopular votes! GCseats! FCseats! ECseats! Total seats! +/−! Position! 2012| 24,594{{increase}}| 1.35{{increase}}| 0| 00hex={{party color|Professional Power}}}}| 0{{nochange}}| {{nochange}}! 2016| 34,544{{increase}}| 1.59{{increase}}| 0| 00hex={{party color|Professional Power}}}}| 0{{nochange}}| {{nochange}}! 2021| 38,214{{increase}}| 2.89{{increase}}| 1| 0| 01hex={{party color|Professional Power}}}}| 1{{increase}}| 9th{{nochange}} align“center“”>

District Council elections {| class“wikitable” style@text-align: right;” align“center”

! Election! Number ofpopular votes! % ofpopular votes! Totalelected seats! +/−! 2015| 13,865{{nochange}}| 1.07{{nochange}}4hex={{party color|Professional Power}}}}| 2{{increase}}!2019|16,619{{increase}}|1.93{{increase}}3hex={{party color|Professional Power}}}}|1{{decrease}}! 2023| 23,557{{increase}}| 2.01{{increase}}1hex={{party color|Professional Power}}}}| 2{{decrease}}

See also

• Path of Democracy
• Third Side
• Hope for Hong Kong

References

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