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{{Politics of Hong Kong}}
 
'''Pro-Beijing camp''', '''pro-China camp''' or '''pro-establishment camp''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 親北京派, 親中派 or 親建制派<ref>[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/legco2016/infographics/detail/04415235-8054-4477-926a-3181560557b2 Apple Daily HK: LegCo 2016]</ref><ref>[http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/supplement/columnist/art/20131024/18476483 Apple Daily HK: Talk about weather; pan and pro]</ref>) is a segment of [[Hong Kong]] society which supports the policies and views of the [[Government of China]] before and after the [[Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong|handover]] of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997. The term is usually used to identify [[political factions]] with close ties to China which was often called the '''Patriotic Front''' which "love the country and love Hong Kong" by the pro-Beijing media and the members of the camp can also be called '''Beijing loyalists''' (保皇黨 - literally "protecting the emperor party"). Their rivals are the [[pan-democracy camp]].
 
==Ideology==
{{see also|Conservatism in Hong Kong}}
Pro-Beijing camp members are united by the political ideology of being closer to [[Central People's Government|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]].
 
== History ==
 
=== Prior to handover ===
Some of the political groups within the Pro-Beijing camp, such as the [[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]] and some members in the current [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong]] (DAB) have had a long history of following the directions of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and of loyalty to the [[Communist Party of China]] (CPC) since the colonial period. Some of the members formerly participated in the [[Hong Kong 1967 Leftist Riots]] against colonial rule, and were labelled "leftists".
 
After the [[Sino-British Joint Declaration]] in 1984, Beijing appointed Hong Kong tycoons and professionals to the [[Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee]] (BLCC) and the [[Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee]] (BLDC) as the means of forming a united front. A group of businesspeople and elites tried to influence the politics of the formation of the Hong Kong Government after 1997. The Business and Professional Group of the Basic Law Consultative Committee was formed in April 1986, later known as the [[Group of 89]], proposed a conservative constitution of electing the Chief Executive and Legislative Council in contrast to the more progressive proposal of the liberal-minded members of the Consultative Committee.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZZpCfvK3QhcC&lpg=PA318&ots=9_PR1Vuz80&dq=Underground%20Front%3A%20The%20Chinese%20Communist%20Party%20in%20Hong%20Kong.%20Hong%20Kong%20University%20Press&pg=PA160#v=onepage&q&f=true|title=Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong|last=Loh|first=Christine|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|year=2010|pages=160–164}}</ref> Several new political parties, including the [[Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong]] and the [[Hong Kong Progressive Alliance]] were formed on the basis of the elite group.
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