Alliance for Peace and Democracy (Hong Kong)
| 保普選保和平大聯盟 | |
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| Formation | July 3, 2014 |
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| Purpose | Conservatism Anti-Occupy Central |
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Spokespersons
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Robert Chow, Ng Chau-pei, Brave Chan Yung |
| Affiliations | Pro-Beijing camp |
| Website | sign4peacedemocracy |
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Formerly called
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保普選反佔中大聯盟 |
The Alliance for Peace and Democracy (Chinese: 保普選保和平大聯盟; literally: "The Protect-Universal Suffrage and Protect-Peace Alliance", formerly 保普選反佔中大聯盟, literally: "The Protect-Universal Suffrage and Anti-Occupy Central Alliance") is a pro-Beijing political grouping in Hong Kong. It was founded on 3 July 2014 by members of the pro-Beijing alliance including 40 pro-Beijing groups and scholars, many of whom are also members of the pro-Beijing group Silent Majority for Hong Kong, and was backed by the pro-Beijing Parties Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions and The New People's Party.
The Alliance was established to counter the Occupy Central movement, and it received widespread media attention when it launched a month-long signature campaign for people who oppose the Occupy Central Movement, which lasted from 19 July to 17 August 2014. The campaign claimed it had collected over a million signatures supporting the campaign, although questions were raised over credibility of the number of signatures collected. Despite the Alliance's efforts, the Occupy Central movement commenced officially on 27 September 2014, giving rise to the 2014 Hong Kong protests which was severely criticised by the Alliance. The Alliance also admitted that they underestimated the impact of the movement.
The Alliance subsequently launched a second signature campaign after the commencement of the Occupy Central movement, demanding protesters to "free our roads" and to "restore law and order". It lasted from 25 October 2014 to 2 November 2014. A third signature campaign was held by the alliance after the Occupy Central movement from 9 May 2015 to 17 May 2015, amassing support for the 2014–15 Hong Kong electoral reform.
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