Hong Kong Club
The group of conservative elites in the legislature who were either appointed by the governor or indirectly elected through the functional constituencies shared a dislike for the United Democrats. Four of the Legislative Council members, Allen Lee, Selina Chow, Rita Fan and Edward Ho had also been appointed members of the Executive Council (ExCo). To curb the influence of liberals, 21 conservative legislators formed the CRC as a think tank, research unit and brain trust for a future political group on the 16th floor of the Hong Kong Club in Central.