Chinese: 保普選保和平大聯盟 | |
Formation | 3 July 2014 |
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Purpose | Conservatism Anti-Occupy Central |
Spokespersons | Robert Chow,[1] Ng Chau-pei, Brave Chan Yung[2] |
Affiliations | Pro-Beijing camp |
Website | www |
Formerly called | 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; lit. 'The Protect-Universal Suffrage and Protect-Peace Alliance',[4] formerly 保普選反佔中大聯盟, literally: "The Protect-Universal Suffrage and Anti-Occupy Central Alliance") is a pro-Beijing[5][6] political group based in Hong Kong.[7] It was founded on 3 July 2014 by members of the pro-Beijing alliance including 40 pro-Beijing groups and scholars,[6] 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.[8]
The Alliance was established to counter the Occupy Central movement,[5][8] 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.[2][5][9][10] The campaign claimed it had collected over a million signatures supporting the campaign,[11] although questions were raised over credibility of the number of signatures collected.[12] 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.[13] The Alliance also admitted that they underestimated the impact of the movement.[14]
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.[1] 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.[15]
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