Pro-Beijing
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Pro-Beijing camp
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| Convenor | Martin Liao |
| Founded | Early 1990s |
| Ideology |
Chinese nationalism Conservatism (HK) Conservative socialism Economic liberalism |
| Colors | Red and Blue |
| Legislative Council |
40 / 70
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| District Councils |
326 / 458
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| Traditional Chinese | 親北京派 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 親中派 | ||||||||
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| Pro-establishment camp | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 建制派 | ||||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Chān bāk gīng paai |
| Jyutping | Can1 bak1 ging1 paai3 |
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Chān jūng paai |
| Jyutping | Can1 zung1 paai3 |
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gin jai paai |
| Jyutping | Gin3 zai3 paai3 |
Pro-Beijing camp, pro-China camp or pro-establishment camp (Chinese: 親北京派, 親中派 or 建制派) is a political alignment in Hong Kong which generally supports the policies and views of the Communist-governed People's Republic of China before and after the handover of Hong Kong, as well as the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since 1997. It is also portrayed as the "Patriotic Front" (slogan: "Love the Country and Love Hong Kong") by the pro-Beijing media. Members of the camp are also labelled "Beijing loyalists" (保皇黨, literally "protecting the emperor party").
The pro-Beijing camp's origins can be found in the pro-Communist, or "leftist", activism in Hong Kong under British colonial rule. Many of its members were involved in the Hong Kong 1967 Leftist Riots and boycotts against the colonial government, standing in opposition to Nationalists. After the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in 1984, affirming Chinese sovereignty over Hong Kong from 1997, the pro-Beijing camp realigned itself with the conservative pro-business elite as a "United Front" to counter pro-democracy camp.
Today, it has become the main force in support of the HKSAR government and consists of sectors with various views and interests but claiming to share the values of patriotism, social stability and economic prosperity and, fundamentally, PRC rule in Hong Kong.
The pro-Beijing camp members are united by the political ideology of being closer to Beijing government, as much out of pragmatism as of conviction, but vary on other issues within the context of Hong Kong. Even amongst pragmatists there are differing reasons for that pragmatism, some see the financial and business benefits that come from closer ties with Beijing, others hope that in conceding on those issues which China will not compromise on, to be able preserve as much in the way of personal liberties and local autonomy as can be achieved. The rhetoric of the pro-Beijing camp is mostly concerned with patriotism, social stability and economic prosperity. Some oppose increased democratic development in Hong Kong with the introduction of universal suffrage and see in it the creation of instability, and the opportunity of foreign influence in local affairs by the United States.
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