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There have been persistent suggestions that Chinese diplomatic missions were involved in the staging of the recent pro-Beijing rallies.

This could all add uncertainty in an otherwise clear race between two pro-Beijing cronies for the city's top job in an election next March.

Mr Tsang can usually rely on an alliance of pro- business and pro- Beijing legislators to cobble together the majorities he needs .

Of the desultory crew of candidates being mooted, the three most likely share a salient characteristic: they are dependably "pro-Beijing" .

In 2006, Henry Fok, a prominent pro-Beijing magnate, died at the age of 83.

China's official peace prize is decisively less Western, and and pro-Beijing.

The pro-Beijing protests were not confined to China.

That has raised the prospect of a struggle among pro-Beijing political groups at that time over who might succeed him.

Some politicians in Hong Kong are worried that the athletes will campaign on behalf of pro-Beijing candidates.

In recent years China has used economic assistance to Hong Kong to boost support for pro-Beijing politicians in the territory.

Currently, half of Hong Kong's 60 lawmakers are selected by business groups that tend to be pro-Beijing.

Half of Hong Kong's 60 legislators are elected. The rest are picked by pro-Beijing special interest groups.