Women's General Association of Macau ( zh, 澳門婦女聯合總會; pt, Associação Geral das Mulheres de Macau), or in short Women's Association ( zh, 婦聯), 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 ...
political party in
Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
, and is represented in the
Legislative Assembly.
History
Women's General Association of Macau was formed in 1950, advocating the unity of patriotic women in Macau, connecting women with different social backgrounds, and protecting female's right. The Association has positioned itself in
pro-Beijing and pro-establishment camp, and regarded as in the traditional faction.
The Association formed electoral alliance with other pro-Beijing parties by
1992
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under the name of "
Progress Promotion Union
The Progress Promotion Union ( zh, t=群力促進會; pt, União Promotora para o Progresso) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau
Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative ...
". The Association separated from the Union in 2017 and ran in the poll as "Alliance for a Happy Home" ( zh, 美好家園聯盟). The Association returned the parliament with two members in
2021
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, the best result after the split.
Leadership
The leadership of the 36th Council and Supervisory Board members:
* Leader:
Ho Teng-iat
* Chairperson:
Lam Un-mui ()
* Secretary-general:
Electoral performance
Elected members
Members elected under UGAMM ticket are not shown.
* Wong Kit-cheng, 2017 - incumbent
* Ma Io-fong, 2021 - incumbent
References
Political parties in Macau
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