Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)

Pro-Beijing camp
建制派
LegCo ConvenorMartin Liao
IdeologyConservatism (HK)
Chinese nationalism
Factions:
Socialism (HK)
Economic liberalism[1]
ColoursRed and blue
(customary)
Legislative Council
88 / 90 (98%)
District Councils
469 / 470 (100%)
NPC (HK deputies)
36 / 36 (100%)
CPPCC (HK members)
124 / 124 (100%)
Election Committee
1,447 / 1,500 (96%)
Pro-Beijing camp
Traditional Chinese親北京陣營
Simplified Chinese亲北京阵营
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīn Běijīng Zhènyíng
Bopomofoㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄣˋ ㄧㄥˊ
Wade–GilesCh'in1 Pei3-ching1 Chen4-ying2
IPA[tɕʰín pèɪ.tɕíŋ ʈʂə̂n.ǐŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChān bāk gīng jahn yìhng
JyutpingCan1 bak1 ging1 zan6 jing4
IPA[tsʰɐn˥ pɐk̚˥ kɪŋ˥ tsɐn˨ jɪŋ˩]
Pro-establishment camp
Chinese建制派
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiànzhìpài
Bopomofoㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˋ ㄆㄞˋ
Wade–GilesChien4-chih4-p'ai4
IPA[tɕjɛ̂n.ʈʂɻ̩̂.pʰâɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGin jai paai
JyutpingGin3 zai3 paai3
IPA[kin˧ tsɐj˧ pʰaj˧]
Pro-China camp
Traditional Chinese親中派
Simplified Chinese亲中派
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQīnzhōngpài
Bopomofoㄑㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄆㄞˋ
Wade–GilesCh'in1-chung1-p'ai4
IPA[tɕʰín.ʈʂʊ́ŋ.pʰâɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChān jūng paai
JyutpingCan1 zung1 paai3
IPA[tsʰɐn˥ tsʊŋ˥ pʰaj˧]

The pro-Beijing camp, pro-establishment camp or pro-China camp is a political alignment in Hong Kong which generally supports the policies of the Beijing central government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) towards Hong Kong.[2] The term "pro-establishment camp" is regularly in use to label the broader segment of the Hong Kong political arena which has the closer relationship with the establishment, namely the governments of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).[3] Pro-Beijing politicians are labeled "patriots" by pro-Beijing media and "loyalists" by the rival pro-democracy camp.[4]

The pro-Beijing camp evolved from Hong Kong's pro-CCP faction, often called "leftists", which acted under the direction of the CCP. It launched the 1967 Hong Kong riots against British colonial rule in Hong Kong and had a long rivalry with the pro-Kuomintang bloc. After the Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in 1984, affirming Chinese sovereignty over Hong Kong from 1997, the traditional leftists realigned itself and unofficially formed a loose "United Front" with the conservative pro-business elites to counter the emergence of the pro-democracy camp in the 1990s and ensure a smooth transition of the Hong Kong sovereignty in Beijing's interest.

Since the handover in 1997, the pro-Beijing camp has become the major supporting force of the Hong Kong government and maintained control of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), having the advantage of indirectly elected functional constituencies. Going into the 2010s, the pro-Beijing camp underwent a period of diversification in which different parties emerged and targeted different voters which resulted in steady increases of the support. With various positions on specific issues, the camp generally embraces conservative values politically and Chinese nationalistic and patriotic sentiments. However, the unpopular SAR administrations and opposition to Beijing's policies toward Hong Kong have also caused the camp major losses in the 2003 and 2019 elections.

  1. ^ Ma, Ngok (2007). Political Development in Hong Kong: State, Political Society, and Civil Society. Hong Kong University Press. p. 41.
  2. ^ Lee, Eliza Wing-Yee (2011). Gender and Change in Hong Kong: Globalization, Postcolonialism, and Chinese Patriarchy. UBC Press. p. 71.
  3. ^ "为"反对派"正名之"疑惑篇"". Ta Kung Pao. 13 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ Hackler, Darrene L. (2006). Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong. M.E. Sharpe. p. 142.