The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing political party registered since 1992 in Hong Kong. Chaired by Gary Chan and holding 13 Legislative Council seats,it is currently the largest party in the legislature and in terms of membership,far ahead of other parties. It has been a key supporting force to the SAR administration and the central government's policies on Hong Kong.
Wong Yung-kan,SBS,JP is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong,representing Agriculture and Fisheries functional constituency.
Starry Lee Wai-king,SBS,JP is a Hong Kong politician and former chairperson of the largest pro-establishment Beijing-loyalist party,the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). She is a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC),Legislative Councillor for the Kowloon Central geographical constituency,and a former Kowloon City District Councillor. From 2012 to 2016,she was a member of the Executive Council.
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. 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). Pro-Beijing politicians are labeled "patriots" by pro-Beijing media and "loyalists" by the rival pro-democracy camp.
The 2007 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 18 November 2007. Elections were held to all 18 districts of Hong Kong,returned 405 members from directly elected constituencies out of total 534 councils member. A total number of 886 candidates contesting in 364 seats,while 41 seats were uncontested. A total number of 1.4 million voters cast their ballots,consisting 38% of the electorate,significantly lower than the last elections in 2003.
The 2011 Election Committee subsector elections took place between 7:30 am and 10:30 pm on 11 December 2011. The Election Committee sub-sector elections are a part of the contemporary political process of Hong Kong. The election's purpose is to decide the 1,044 members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong. The resulting Election Committee is then responsible for electing the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) in the 2012 Election.
Christopher Chung Shu-kun,SBS,JP was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2012,representing the Hong Kong Island constituency. He is also former chairman of Eastern District Council,and a former councillor from 1991 to 2015,representing the Yue Wan constituency. He is a veteran member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong,the flagship pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
Bernard Chan Pak-li is a Hong Kong politician with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. Outside politics he is involved in the pharmaceuticals industry.
The 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 4 September 2016 for the 6th Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). A total of 70 members,35 from geographical constituencies (GCs) and 35 from functional constituencies (FCs),were returned. The election came after the rejection of the 2016/2017 constitutional reform proposals which suggested the electoral method for the 2016 Legislative Council remains unchanged.
Andrew Wan Siu-kin is the former vice-chairman of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Kwai Tsing District Council for Shek Yam constituency. He was elected in the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election through New Territories West.
Wilson Or Chong-shing,MH is a Hong Kong politician. He is an executive committee member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB),the largest pro-Beijing party. He is a member of Kwun Tong District Council,having represented Kwong Tak since 2000.
Lam Cheuk-ting is a Democratic Party politician in Hong Kong. He is a former investigator of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and chief executive of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the North District Council for Shek Wu Hui until March 2021. He was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through New Territories East.
Edward Lau Kwok-fan,MH,JP is a Hong Kong politician. He is the member of the executive committee of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and former member of the North District Council,representing Yan Shing until 2019. In the 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election,he succeeded DAB veteran legislator Ip Kwok-him in the District Council (First) functional constituency to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Vincent Cheng Wing-shun,MH is a Hong Kong politician. He is the current member of the Legislative Council member for Kowloon West and former member of the Sham Shui Po District Council for Nam Cheong North from 2015 to 2019. As a member of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB),he made an upset in the 2018 Legislative Council by-election in Kowloon West,being the first pro-Beijing candidate to defeat a pro-democracy opponent in an open by-election since 1992.
The 2018 Hong Kong Legislative Council by-election was held on 11 March 2018 for four of the six vacancies in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) - the Hong Kong Island,Kowloon West and New Territories East geographical constituencies and the Architectural,Surveying,Planning and Landscape functional constituency - resulting from the disqualification of six pro-democrat and localist camp Legislative Council members over the 2016 oath-taking controversy. The by-election for the two other seats was not held due to pending legal appeals by the two disqualified legislators.
The 2021 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was a general election held on 19 December 2021 for the 7th Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Under the drastic Beijing-imposed electoral overhaul,the total number of seats was increased from 70 to 90 seats,with the directly elected geographical constituencies (GCs) reduced from 35 to 20 seats,the trade-based indirectly elected functional constituencies (FCs) staying at 30,and the additional 40 seats being elected by the 1,500-member Election Committee. therefore still not allowing universal suffrage.
Cheng Lai-king is a Hong Kong politician who served as District Councillor for the Castle Road constituency,and as former chairwoman of Central and Western District Council. She is a member of the Democratic Party and a registered social worker.
The Hong Kong 47 is a group of 47 pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the Hong Kong national security law.
The Sixth District Councils of Hong Kong was the meeting of the local councils of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The membership of the council is based on the 2019 election. The term of the session is from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. The pro-democracy camp in conjunction with the localist camp achieved its biggest landslide victory in the history of Hong Kong,gaining absolute majority in votes and electoral seats in all of the 18 District Councils. The election was widely viewed as a de facto referendum on the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.
