It was founded on 8 August 2013 by members of the pro-Beijing alliance including former RTHK radio host Robert Chow[4] and Professor of Economics at Lingnan University Ho Lok-sang.

The Group claims to strive for "democracy without chaos", and to support peace and the implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong, but to oppose violence and the Occupy Central Movement.

Chow's statement that political parties supporting the occupy movement risked "fading into political obscurity” led some media and individuals, especially from the pro-democracy camp, to denounce the group as pro-establishment[6][8] Hong Kong "mouthpiece" for the Chinese Communist Party.

[11] The video shows total chaos in Hong Kong should an occupation of Central take place, such as territory-wide traffic jams, automatic weapons and people dying of strokes.

[12] Members of the pro-democracy camp and supporters of the Occupy Central movement criticised the group's use of fearmongering tactics[13] and exaggeration[9] in an attempt to scare Hong Kong people from participating in the civil disobedience movement.