| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Professional Power | |
| Native Name: | 專業動力 |
| Chairperson: | Christine Fong |
| Foundation: | 2010 |
| Ideology: | Conservatism (HK) Centrism |
| Regional: | Centrist camp Pro-Beijing camp |
| Seats1 Title: | Legislative Council |
| Seats2 Title: | District Councils |
| Colours: | Blue |
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 four members in the Sai Kung District Council.[1]
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,[3] with three elected eventually.
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. [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]
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.[8] The group later was branded as part of pro-Beijing camp,[9] [10] despite Lam rejected the labeling and insisted the group as "pro-livelihood group" .[11]
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | GC seats | FC seats | EC seats | Total seats | +/− | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24,594 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 34,544 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 38,214 | 2.89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9th |
| Election | Number of popular votes | % of popular votes | Totalelected seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13,865 | 1.07 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 16,619 | 1.93 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 23,557 | 2.01 | 2 |