Timing of establishing DAB

Beijing came up with an anti-imperialist discourse not seen since the days of the Cultural Revolution, including colorful names for Patten, such as "sinner of the millennium" and "liar" for introducing democracy only after 150 years of colonialism and for violating the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. It also supported the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), a local grassroots political group that had been established soon after Patten arrived in Hong Kong in 1992.

Carroll, J.M. (2007). A Concise History of Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.