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Labour (constituency)
The Labour functional constituency () is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It was one of the 12 functional constituency seats created for the 1985 Legislative Council election. It corresponds to the Labour Subsector in the Election Committee. The constituency is composed of 697 bodies that are trade unions of which all the voting members are employees. The constituency composed of two seats when it first created by in 1985 as two of the 12 original functional constituency seats. It was held by the two largest labour unions at that time, the pro-Communist Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) and pro-Nationalist Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council (TUC). Since 1998, the constituency composed of three seats, two occupied by the FTU and one occupied by the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FLU), both pro-Beijing. Return members 1985–1997 (2 seats) 1998–present (3 seats) Electoral results The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Functional Constituency (Hong Kong)
In the political systems of Hong Kong, a functional constituency is a professional or special interest group involved in the electoral process. Eligible voters in a functional constituency may include natural persons as well as other designated legal entities such as organisations and corporations. (See: legal personality) History The concept of functional constituencies (FC) in Hong Kong was first developed in the release of "Green Paper: A Pattern of District Administration in Hong Kong" on 18 July 1984 when indirect elections were introduced to the Legislative Council for the first time. The paper suggested that the Legislative Council create 24 seats with 12 seats from different professional interest groups. The 11 original functional constituencies created in 1985 were: * First Commercial ( HKGCC) * Second Commercial ( CGCC) * First Industrial ( FHKI) * Second Industrial ( CMAHK) * Financial ( HKAB) * Labour (2 seats) * Social Services ( HKCSS) * Medical ( HKMA) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Hong Kong Legislative Election
The 1995 Hong Kong Legislative Council election for members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) was held on 17 September 1995. It was the first, and only, fully elected legislative election in the colonial period before transferring Hong Kong's sovereignty to China two years later. The elections returned 20 members from directly elected geographical constituencies, 30 members from indirectly elected functional constituencies, and 10 members from elections committee constituency who were elected by all District Board members. In consequence of Governor Chris Patten's constitutional reforms, which were strongly opposed by the Beijing government, the nine newly created functional constituencies enfranchised around 2.7 million new voters. As the tensions between Britain and China went on, Hong Kong became rapidly politicised. Party politics was getting in shape as the Beijing-loyalist Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the pro-business Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Hong Kong Legislative Election
The 2008 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 7 September 2008 for the 4th Legislative Council since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. There were 60 seats in the 4th Legislative Council, with 30 members elected by geographical constituencies through direct elections, and 30 members by functional constituencies. Candidates for 14 functional constituency seats were unopposed. The turnout rate was 45 percent with 1.51 million voters casting the ballots, about 10 percent lower than the previous election in 2004. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) remained the largest single party in the Legislative Council with 13 seats if including the two members of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) while the pro-business Liberal Party suffered a big defeat by losing the two heavyweights, chairman James Tien and vice-chairwoman Selina Chow lost their seats in the New Territories East and the New Territories Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Kwok-hing
Wong Kwok-hing BBS MH (, Vietnamese : ''Vương Quốc Hưng'' ; born 29 March 1949, Haiphong, North Vietnam) is a Hong Kong trade unionist and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories West constituency from 2008 to 2012, and representing the Hong Kong Island from 2012 to 2016. __TOC__ Biography Wong is a member of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions and was one of the 52 founding members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, which is the largest party and trade unions of the Pro-Beijing camp. He was previously a member of Eastern District Council for the Provident constituency. Wong strongly opposed the filibuster, which was mostly led by four LegCo members of People Power and League of Social Democrats The League of Social Democrats (LSD) is a social democratic party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Chan Po-ying, wife of Leung Kwok-hung, it positions itself as the radical wing of the pro- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwong Chi-kin
Kwong Chi-kin (, born 15 February 1958 in Hong Kong) was the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing labour industry. He graduated as a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He graduated as a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws from the University of London. He is now the legal adviser of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group established in 1948 in Hong Kong. It is the oldest and largest labour group in Hong Kong with over 420,000 members in 253 affiliates and associated .... External linksLegislative Councillor of Hong Kong Federation of Trade Union References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kwong, Chi-Kin 1958 births Living people Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Solicitors of Hong Kong Alumni of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of London HK LegCo Members 2004–2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Hong Kong Legislative Election
The 2004 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 12 September 2004 for members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). The election returned 30 members from directly elected geographical constituency, geographical constituencies and 30 members from Functional constituency (Hong Kong), functional constituencies, of which 11 were unopposed. An unprecedented number of 3.2 million people registered to vote in the election. The turnout rate was an unprecedented 55.6% with 1,784,406 voters casting ballots, beating the previous record set in 1998 by 200,000 votes. While Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong, pro-democratic opposition candidates gained new seats in the legislature, their gains fell short of their expectations. In the geographical constituencies, candidates from the pro-democratic camp secured 60 percent of the seats in the geographical sectors of the election, taking 18 seats (up from 17) in this category, and 62 percent of the popular vote. On the other ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leung Fu-wah
Leung Fu-wah, BBS, MH, JP (born 21 October 1951, Hong Kong) is a trade unionist and vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. He was the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2000–04 for the Labour. He was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star The Bronze Bauhinia Star (, BBS) is the lowest rank in Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, created in 1997 to replace the British honours system of the Order of the British Empire after the transfer of sovereignty to People's Republic of C ... by the SAR government in 2011. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leung, Fu-wah 1951 births Living people HK LegCo Members 2000–2004 Hong Kong trade unionists Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Fung-ying
Li Fung-ying () (born 2 December 1950 in Hong Kong) is a trades unionist in Hong Kong. She is the third vice-chairperson of the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions, the third largest trade union in Hong Kong. Until 2012, she was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), in the Labour functional constituency. Although the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions is the subsidiary trade union of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (pro-democracy camp), Li's political stance is categorized to be in pro-Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ... camp in the Legco. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Hong Kong Legislative Election
The 2000 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 10 September 2000 for members of the 2nd Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The election returned 24 members from directly elected geographical constituencies, 6 seats from the Election Committee constituency and 30 members from functional constituencies, of which 9 uncontested. The election saw the decline in turnout rate from 53.29 percent in 1998 to 43.57 percent. The Democratic Party was able to maintain the largest party status in the legislature by retaining 12 seats, despite its vote share fell sharply by eight percent, if including Lau Chin-shek from the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) running in the same ticket with Democrat James To in Kowloon West, from 42 percent in 1998 to 34 percent in 2000. In contrast, the pro-Beijing rival Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) raised its vote share over two years by five percent, to 29.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chan Kwok-keung
Chan Kwok-keung, JP (born 17 January 1946, in Huizhou, Guangdong, China) was the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1998–2004 for the Labour constituency. He was the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Wearing Apparel Industry Employees' General Union, under the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group established in 1948 in Hong Kong. It is the oldest and largest labour group in Hong Kong with over 420,000 members in 253 affiliates and associated .... He is also the member of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Kwok-keung 1942 births Living people Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong politicians Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions HK LegCo Members 1998–2000 HK LegCo Members 2000–2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Alliance For The Betterment Of Hong Kong
The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee and holding 13 Legislative Council seats, it is currently the largest party in the legislature and in terms of membership, far ahead of other parties. It has been a key supporting force to the SAR administration and the central government's policies on Hong Kong. The party was established in 1992 as the "Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong" by a group of traditional Beijing loyalists who pledged allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party. As the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong was approaching, the party actively participated in elections in the last years of the colonial rule and became one of the major party and the ally to the government in the early post-handover era. The DAB took a major blow in the 2003 District Council election due to the unpopular Tung Chee-hwa administration and the propos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chan Wing-chan
Chan Wing-chan, BBS (born 7 July 1935) was the member of the Legislative Council in 1991–95 for the Hotels and Catering and 1998–2000 for Labour and also Provisional Legislative Council (1996–98). He was born in Jiangmen, Guangdong, China. Chan was the chairman of the Eating Establishment Employees General Union under the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. He worked closely with Beijing before the handover of Hong Kong and joined the Selection Committee which oversaw the last phrase of the transition of sovereignty and elected the first Chief Executive and Provisional Legislative Council The Provisional Legislative Council (PLC) was the interim legislature of Hong Kong that operated from 1997 to 1998. The legislature was founded in Guangzhou and sat in Shenzhen from 1996 (with offices in Hong Kong) until the handover in 1997 an ... in 1996. References 1935 births Living people Members of the Provisional Legislative Council Hong Kong trade unionists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
