Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council
The Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council is the fourth largest trade unions in Hong Kong next to the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), pro-democracy Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) and pro-Beijing Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FLU). It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.
Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council 港九工團聯合總會 | |
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| Chairman | Lee Kwok-keung |
| Founded | September 1948 |
| Headquarters | 11/F, On Cheung Building, 456 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon |
| Membership (2011) | 24,232 |
| Ideology | Liberalism (Hong Kong) Anti-communism Social democracy Three Principles of the People |
| Political position | Centre-right (Economically Centre-left) |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Kuomintang camp |
| Colours | Blue |
| Legislative Council | 0 / 70
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| District Councils | 0 / 479
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HKTUC has been pro-Kuomintang, one of the main political parties of the Republic of China since its establishment in 1948 and has maintained a close relationship with the party.[1] It was the biggest rival to the leftist trade unions FTU and was seen as a rightist union. The former leader of the union, Pang Chun-hoi was the Legislative Council member for the Labour constituency in 1985-1995, while another seat of the two was occupied by the FTU leader Tam Yiu-chung before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2008-10-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
