Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers (HKFEW) is a
pro-Beijing
The pro-Beijing camp, pro-establishment camp, pro-government camp or pro-China camp refers to a political alignment in Hong Kong which generally supports the policies of the Beijing central government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) t ...
teachers union
The New York City Teachers Union or "TU" (1916–1964) was the first New York labor union for teachers, formed as "AFT Local 5" of the American Federation of Teachers, which found itself hounded throughout its history due largely to co-membership ...
in Hong Kong.
Established in 1975, it is currently the largest teachers union in Hong Kong, after the disbandment of the
Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union. It was established to "rally teachers to adopt the position of 'loving Hong Kong and the Motherland'", as part of China's
united front work in Hong Kong's educational sector.
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The trade union has some 42,000 members, as of 2021. The incumbent president is , also the supervisor of ]HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School
HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School is an aided secondary school in Hong Kong. Founded in September 2003, the school is fully subsidized by Government of Hong Kong. Most subjects of the school are taught in Chinese. Situated in Fu Tung Estate, Tu ...
. Former presidents, Jasper Tsang
Jasper Tsang Yok-sing ( zh, t=曾鈺成; born 17 May 1947) is a Hong Kong politician. He is the founding member of the largest pro-Beijing party the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) from 1992 to 2003 and ...
and Cheng Kai-nam
Gary Cheng Kai Nam (, born 29 May 1950, in Hong Kong with family roots in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China) is a Hong Kong politician who served as vice-chairman for the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong party.
He was edu ...
, were also leaders of (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party. Tsang and Cheng had built up relationships with pro-Beijing teachers and mobilized them to vote for DAB in legislative and district elections.[ The HKFEW is said to play a crucial role in mobilizing pro-Beijing teachers to vote for like-minded candidates in the education functional constituency in the legislative council election.
The HKFEW, through its which received an annual funding of HK$13 million from the government, produced a 34-page booklet titled ‘’ for schools which extolled the virtues of the mainland government under its one-party communist rule.
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Views
In July 2022, Tang Fei, member of the HKFEW and also a Legislative Council member, argued that boys in school should have short hair, saying that boys "sweat more" and therefore should have short hair.
Election performance
Legislative Council elections
See also
* HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School
HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School is an aided secondary school in Hong Kong. Founded in September 2003, the school is fully subsidized by Government of Hong Kong. Most subjects of the school are taught in Chinese. Situated in Fu Tung Estate, Tu ...
* Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union
* Education in Hong Kong
External links
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers (in Chinese)
References
Trade unions in Hong Kong
1975 establishments in Hong Kong
Trade unions established in 1975
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