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Centrist camp#Macau

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{{Short description|Political alignment in Hong Kong}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Centrist camp

| native_name = {{nobold|中間派}}

| native_name_lang = zh-hk

| colorcode = violet

| foundation =

| headquarters =

| ideology = Centrism
Factions:
Liberalism (HK)
Conservatism (HK)

| seats1_title = Legislative Council

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|90|hex=violet|per=1}}

| seats2_title = District Councils

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|4|470|hex=violet|per=1}}

| seats3_title = Election Committee

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|3|1500|hex=violet|per=1}}

| country = Hong Kong

}}

The centrist camp, also known as the moderate camp or moderate groups,Chih-Jou Jay Chen & Victor Zheng (2021). [https://www.ios.sinica.edu.tw/people/personal/ccj/Changing%20Attitudes%20toward%20China%20in%20Taiwan%20and%20Hong%20Kong%20in%20the%20Xi%20Jinping%20Era.pdf Changing Attitudes toward China in Taiwan and Hong Kong in the Xi Jinping Era]. "... voters includes voters who responded as independent voters, moderate groups (中間派), 'all supported,' 'neither supported,' and 'not a party ...". 中央研究院社會學研究所 [Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica]. is Hong Kong's moderate political alignment.

Although they are not actively pro-government at the level of the pro-Beijing camp, the centrist camp interacts with the mainland Chinese government. For example, Ronny Tong of Path of Democracy entered the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Chow Yick Hay (周奕希) of Third Side is a Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference member based on Zhaoqing{{what?|date=April 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://forum.hkej.com/node/127220 |title=葵青同道投建制 泛民難翻盤 |accessdate=2018-11-12 |archive-date=2018-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181737/https://forum.hkej.com/node/127220}} and vice-chairman of the Kwai Tsing District Council.{{Cite web |url=http://indepth.mingpao.com/php/passage.php?seriesno=12&titleno=1448128839437 |title=愛國社團推薦 民建聯優先 194人名單 自由黨僅佔2 |access-date=2018-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181535/http://indepth.mingpao.com/php/passage.php?seriesno=12&titleno=1448128839437 |archive-date=2018-11-12}} This is in contrast to the pro-democracy camp, which doesn't interact with the mainland government at all.

History

A 2015 poll by The University of Hong Kong found that 41.9% of Hong Kong's population are centrists, 28.4% of pro-democracy camp supporters, and 11.4% of pro-Beijing camp supporters.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hkcd.com/content/2015-10/27/content_965551.html |title=七成民意認同 港需溫和中間派 |publisher=Hong Kong Commercial Daily |date=2015-10-07 |archive-date=2016-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314123029/http://www.hkcd.com/content/2015-10/27/content_965551.html}}

Christine Fong and Wong Sing-chi, classified as centrist in the 2016 New Territories East by-election, lost to Alvin Yeung, classified as pro-democracy camp. At the time, Christine Fong received 33,424 votes, while Wong Singh-chi received 17,257 votes; in New Territories, the centrist camp received about 12%.

Third Side chairman Tik Chi-yuen claims that voters abandoned the centrist line and voted for a pro-Beijing camp because of the 'Returning to the Edge Effect' (歸邊效應) in the election. He analyzed that the centrist camp is likely to win 1 seat in the New Territories if it works with centrist politicians at the 2016 Hong Kong legislative election.{{Cite web|url =http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20160301/00407_023.html|title =得票無增長 中間派感失望|publisher =The Sun (Hong Kong)|date =2016-03-01|accessdate =2016-03-14|archive-date =2016-03-14|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160314112251/http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20160301/00407_023.html}}

In the 2016 Hong Kong legislative election; Wong Singh-chi bolted from the Third Side and ran for the Social Welfare functional constitution, Tik Chi-yuen ran for the Kowloon West, Christine Fong was eliminated from 10th place with 34,544 votes in the eastern district of New Territories,{{Cite web|url =http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20160906/19761793|title =險勝方國珊 梁國雄幸保尾席|publisher =Apple Daily|date =2016-09-06|accessdate =2016-09-06|archive-date =2016-09-07|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160907162144/http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20160906/19761793}} the Path of Democracy sent two lists to Hong Kong Island and the eastern part of the New Territories and losing with 10,028 and 8,084 votes (respectively, which was a very small number of votes, resulting in the confiscation of the election deposit).

In the 2021 Hong Kong legislative election, the only centrist candidate elected was Tik Chi-yuen.{{Cite web|title=與功能組別當選人會面 狄志遠：感覺溫暖 陳勇：當選人全屬「超級愛國者」|url=https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E8%88%87%E5%8A%9F%E8%83%BD%E7%B5%84%E5%88%A5%E7%95%B6%E9%81%B8%E4%BA%BA%E6%9C%83%E9%9D%A2-%E7%8B%84%E5%BF%97%E9%81%A0%E6%84%9F%E8%A6%BA%E6%BA%AB%E6%9A%96-%E9%99%B3%E5%8B%87%E7%95%B6%E9%81%B8%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%A8%E5%B1%AC%E8%B6%85%E7%B4%9A%E6%84%9B%E5%9C%8B%E8%80%85|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Stand News|archive-date=2021-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229091834/https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E8%88%87%E5%8A%9F%E8%83%BD%E7%B5%84%E5%88%A5%E7%95%B6%E9%81%B8%E4%BA%BA%E6%9C%83%E9%9D%A2-%E7%8B%84%E5%BF%97%E9%81%A0%E6%84%9F%E8%A6%BA%E6%BA%AB%E6%9A%96-%E9%99%B3%E5%8B%87%E7%95%B6%E9%81%B8%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%A8%E5%B1%AC%E8%B6%85%E7%B4%9A%E6%84%9B%E5%9C%8B%E8%80%85}}

Political organizations

= Current =

  • Path of Democracy (2015–present)
  • Third Side (2016–present)
  • {{illm|HK Round Table On People’s Livelihood|zh|民生圓桌}} (2022–present)

The Roundtable is not part of the centrist camp but has a moderate view among the pro-Beijing camp parties and is friendly to the centrists.

= Former =

  • Hope for Hong Kong (2020–2021)
  • Professional Power (2010–present), is widely considered as part of the pro-Beijing camp as Connie Lam said she will "support it with all her heart and soul" on the second reading of Article 23 of the Basic Law in the Legislative Council. {{Cite web |url=https://photonmedia.net/secondreading-art23/ |title=23條通過二讀 林素蔚：粉身碎骨支持 管浩鳴：動用國安法係一件好丟架嘅事情 |date=19 March 2024 |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-date=2024-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426040509/https://photonmedia.net/secondreading-art23/ }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.inmediahk.net/node/%E6%94%BF%E7%B6%93/%E3%80%9023%E6%A2%9D%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95%E3%80%91%E5%A4%A7%E6%9C%83%E6%81%A2%E5%BE%A9%E4%BA%8C%E8%AE%80%E8%BE%AF%E8%AB%96-%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A5%E5%8B%A2%E9%80%9A%E9%81%8E-%E6%9E%97%E7%B4%A0%E8%94%9A%E7%A8%B1%E3%80%8C%E7%B2%89%E8%BA%AB%E7%A2%8E%E9%AA%A8%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81-%E3%80%8D |title=【23條立法】大會恢復二讀辯論 今日勢通過 林素蔚稱「粉身碎骨支持」 |date=19 March 2024 |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-date=2024-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426040510/https://www.inmediahk.net/node/%E6%94%BF%E7%B6%93/%E3%80%9023%E6%A2%9D%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95%E3%80%91%E5%A4%A7%E6%9C%83%E6%81%A2%E5%BE%A9%E4%BA%8C%E8%AE%80%E8%BE%AF%E8%AB%96-%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A5%E5%8B%A2%E9%80%9A%E9%81%8E-%E6%9E%97%E7%B4%A0%E8%94%9A%E7%A8%B1%E3%80%8C%E7%B2%89%E8%BA%AB%E7%A2%8E%E9%AA%A8%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81-%E3%80%8D }}

Macau

In Macau, there are two political parties that are part of the centrist camp, Synergy of Macao and Macao Civic Power.

See also

References

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