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Macau Federation Of Trade Unions
The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU), abbr. is a pro-Beijing labour and political group in Macau. It is the largest and most influential labour group in the city, with over 50,000 members in 43 associated trade unions. Presided by Ho Sut Heng and chaired by Lee Chong Cheng, it currently holds four seats in the Legislative Assembly. History The MFTU and a few other pro-Beijing organisations formed an electoral alliance named the "Union for Development" in the run-up to the 1992 legislative and municipal elections. The MFTU is one of the three major pro-Beijing organisations which have dominated politics in Macau since the 1999 handover, the other two being the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau. Four members of the MFTU were elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2021 legislative election. They were Lam Lon Wai, Lei Chan U, Ella Lei Cheng I, and Leong Sun Iok. Gallery See also * Hong Kong Fede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Sut Heng
Ho Sut Heng (born 1960) is a Macau politician and trade union leader. She is the president of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, Macau's largest body of trade unions, has served two terms on Macau's Executive Council, and is one of Macau's twelve representatives in the Chinese national legislature. She is a recipient of the Silver Lotus Medal of Honour from the Macau government. Biography Ho Sut Heng was born in 1960 in Macau. Career Ho Sut Heng is the current president of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, Macau's largest trade union body, after serving as its vice-president for several years. The Federation represents 43 branch unions and over 50,000 members. In her capacity as the president, she also served on Macau's Executive Council of Macau, Executive Council for two terms while Fernando Chui was the Chief Executive. She is also one of the twelve people representing Macau on the National People's Congress, China's national legislature, since 2017, serving two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Development
The Union for Development ( zh, t=同心協進會; pt, União para o Desenvolvimento) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. In the 2005 legislative election, the party won 13.3 percent of the popular vote and 2 of the 12 popularly elected seats. Elected members *Tong Chi Kin, 1992–2001 *Fernando Chui, 1992–1996 *Leong Iok Wa, 2001–2005 *Kwan Tsui Hang, 2005–present *Lee Chong Cheng, 2009–2013 See also *Macau Federation of Trade Unions The Macau Federation of Trade Unions (MFTU), abbr. is a pro-Beijing labour and political group in Macau. It is the largest and most influential labour group in the city, with over 50,000 members in 43 associated trade unions. Presided by Ho Su ..., parent party References Political parties in Macau {{Macau-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 trade unions. Presided by Ng Chau-pei and chaired by Kingsley Wong, it currently holds four seats in the Legislative Council and five seats in the District Councils. The HKFTU has long been seen as a satellite organisation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It played a leading role in the 1967 riots against British rule in Hong Kong, which were suppressed by the colonial government. In the 1980s, the HKFTU, along with the conservative business elites, led efforts against faster democratisation during the run up to the Chinese resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997. HKFTU trade unionists were among the founding members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainland China
"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. By convention, the territories that fall outside of the Chinese mainland include: * Hong Kong, a quasi-dependent territory under PRC rule that is officially designated a " Special Administrative Region of the PRC" (formerly a British colony) * Macau, a quasi-dependent territory under PRC rule that is officially designated a "Special Administrative Region of the PRC" (formerly a Portuguese colony) * Territories ruled by the Republic of China (ROC, commonly referred to as Taiwan), including the island of Taiwan, the Penghu (Pescadores) islands in the Taiwan Strait, and the islands Kinmen, Matsu, and Wuqiu (Kinmen) offshore of Fujian. Overseas Chinese, especially Malaysian Chinese and Chinese Singaporeans, use this term to describe p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipa
Taipa ( zh, t=氹仔, ; pt, Taipa, ) was a former island in Macau, presently united with the island of Coloane by reclaimed land known as Cotai. Administratively, the boundaries of the traditional civil parish Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo are coterminous with that of former Taipa Island. Geography Taipa is from Macau Peninsula and east of the Lesser Hengqin Island of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. Macau International Airport, University of Macau, Macau Jockey Club and Macau Stadium are all situated in Taipa. * Area: () * Population: 70,000+ Most Chinese settlement of Taipa occurred during the Southern Song Dynasty, while the Portuguese occupied the island in 1851. Prior to land reclamation, Taipa consisted of two islands: Greater Taipa and Lesser Taipa. The () is to the east, and () to the west. Central Taipa is a plain as a result of siltation and land reclamation. Initially Taipa was connected to Coloane Island only by the () causeway; but the area called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Macanese Legislative Election
Elections for the 7th Legislative Assembly of Macao ( pt, Eleições para a 7.ª Assembleia Legislativa de Macau) were held in Macau on 12 September 2021. This legislative election will return 33 members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau, with 14 directly elected by all electorates, 12 indirectly elected by special interest groups and 7 appointed by the Chief Executive 15 days after the announcement of the election results. The voter turnout rate for the 2021 Legislative Assembly direct election stood at 42 per cent after polls closed, the lowest rate reported since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region in 1999. Mass disqualification The Electoral Affairs Commission for this legislative election unprecedentedly disqualified some 21 candidates who intended to contest in the direct elections. As a result of those 21 hopefuls having been barred from running, five candidate lists consequently became unqualified due to the electoral requirement of a minim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Union Of Neighbourhood Associations Of Macau
General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau ( zh, t=澳門街坊會聯合總會; pt, União Geral das Associações dos Moradores de Macau), or in short Neighbourhood Union ( zh, t=街坊總會 or zh, t=街總, labels=no), is a pro-Beijing political party in Macau, and is represented in the Legislative Assembly. History The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (GUNA) was formed on 30 December 1983, based on the urgent need of unity among Macanese following the social changes brought by the Chinese Government's reform policies. The GUNA provided services ranging from child to elderly care, and from education to community basic services. It was regarded as part of the traditional faction within the pro-Beijing camp. The GUNA first fielded candidates in 1988 legislative election and won. Electoral alliance was formed with other pro-Beijing parties by 1991 under the name of "Progress Promotion Union", and has won every elections since then. The GUNA is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macau Chinese Chamber Of Commerce
The Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce ( zh, t=澳門中華總商會; pt, Associação Comercial de Macau, abbr. ACM) is one of the most influential business associations in Macau. It was established on 8 January 1913 as the Macao Chamber of Commerce, and changed to its current name in 1916. Origins Founded in the early 20th century, at the encouragement of the Qing government, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was established with the approval of the Portuguese and Portuguese authorities. This chamber, the predecessor to the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce, sought to serve the business interests of the Chinese in the Portuguese territory until its founding charter was revoked in 1911 by the Portuguese colonial administration. Chinese businessmen, dissatisfied with the lack of representation in Macau, proposed an independent business association which was later approved on 14 December 1912 and formally established on 8 January 1913, as the Macao Chamber of Commerce. Recent hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transfer Of Sovereignty Over Macau
The transfer of sovereignty of Macau (; pt, Transferência da soberania de Macau) from Portugal to the People's Republic of China (PRC) occurred on 20 December 1999. Macau was settled by Portuguese merchants in 1557, during the Ming dynasty and was subsequently under various degrees of Portuguese rule until 1999. Portugal's involvement in the region was formally recognised by the Qing dynasty in 1749. The Portuguese governor João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, emboldened by the First Opium War and the Treaty of Nanking, attempted to annex the territory, expelling Qing authorities in 1846, but was assassinated. Mayers, William Frederick (1902). Treaties Between the Empire of China and Foreign Powers' (4th ed.). Shanghai: North-China Herald. pp. 156–157. After the Second Opium War, the Portuguese government, along with a British representative, signed the 1887 Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking that gave Portugal perpetual colonial rights to Macau on the condition that Portugal wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held on 30 September 1992. Result ;Geographical constituency (8 seats) *List F — (Union for Progressive Promoter / UNIPRO): Leong Heng Teng and Kou Hou In *List B — (Union for Development / UPD): Tong Chi Kin and Fernando Chui *List H — (New Democratic Macau Association / ANMD): Antonio Ng *List G — (Unity for the Future of Macau / UFM): Susana Chou *List I — (Labor Solidarity / SL): Alberto Madeira Noronha *List A — (Friendship Association / AAAH): Alexandre Ho ;Functional constituencies (8 seats) *Business: Ma Man Kei, Edmund Ho, Pedro Segundo Pan Sau Macias (Peter Pan) and Victor Ng *Labor: Lau Cheok Va and Pang Vai Kam *Professionals: Leonel Alberto Alves *Welfare, Cultural, Educational and Sports: Anabela Fátima Xavier Sales Ritchie ;Nominated members (7 seats) * José João de Deus Rodrigues do Rosário * Raimundo Arrais do Rosário * Beatriz Amélia Alves de Sousa Oliveira Basto da Silva *Joaquim Jorge Perestrelo Neto Valente * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Alliance
An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political party, political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections. Each of the parties within the alliance has its own policy, policies but chooses temporarily to put aside differences in favour of common goals and ideology in order to pool their voters' support and get elected. On occasion, an electoral alliance may be formed by parties with very different policy goals, which agree to pool resources in order to stop a particular candidate or party from gaining power. Unlike a coalition formed after an election, the partners in an electoral alliance usually do not run candidates against one another but encourage their supporters to vote for candidates from the other members of the alliance. In some agreements with a larger party enjoying a higher degree of success at the polls, the smaller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Chong Cheng
Lee Chong Cheng (; born 16 November 1965 in Macau) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau. Lee Chong Cheng was first elected through the Labor functional constituency representing Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission (CCCAE) later directly elected through the Geographical constituency. Election results See also * List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau The following is a historical list of members for the current and past Legislative Assemblies of Macau: Political bloc List of Colonial members Key: DE– Directly elected members; IE– Indirectly elected members; AP– Appointed member ... References 1965 births Living people Cantonese people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau Union for Development politicians Macau United Citizens Association politicians {{Macau-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
