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Union For Promoting Progress
The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau ( zh, t=澳門街坊會聯合總會; ), sometimes shortened to the GUNA or the Neighbourhood Union ( zh, t=街坊總會, links=no or zh, t=街總, labels=no), is a pro-Beijing political party in Macau Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ... that is represented in the Legislative Assembly. History The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (GUNA) was formed on 30 December 1983 with a call for unity among Macanese following social changes brought by the Chinese Government's reform policies. The GUNA provided services ranging from child to elderly care as well as education and basic community services. It was regarded as part of the traditional faction within the pro-Beijing camp. The GUNA was offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Left-wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social hierarchies. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in society whom its adherents perceive as disadvantaged relative to others as well as a belief that there are unjustified inequalities that need to be reduced or abolished, through radical means that change the nature of the society they are implemented in. According to emeritus professor of economics Barry Clark, supporters of left-wing politics "claim that human development flourishes when individuals engage in cooperative, mutually respectful relations that can thrive only when excessive differences in status, power, and wealth are eliminated." Within the left–right political spectrum, ''Left'' and ''right-wing politics, Right'' were coined during the French Revolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Committee (constituency)
The Election Committee constituency (ECC; ) is a constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It was first created in 1995, re-created with a different composition in 1998 until it was abolished in 2004, and created for the third time in the 2021 electoral overhaul. It is the single largest constituency, taking 40 out of the 90 seats in the Legislative Council. The Election Committee constituency was one of the three sectors designed in the Basic Law of Hong Kong next to the directly elected geographical constituencies and the indirectly elected functional constituencies in the early SAR period. With the last British Governor Chris Patten's electoral reform, the ECC was composed of all elected District Board members who had been elected in 1994. The Single Transferable Vote system was used in the 1995 election. After the handover of Hong Kong, the ECC was allocated 10 seats out of the total 60 seats in the SAR Legislative Council, comprising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Ion Sang
Ho Ion Sang (; born 2 September 1961 in Macau) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Macau. He ran for Legislative Assembly in the 2009 legislative election. He is a member of Union for Promoting Progress a pan-establishment party in Macau. 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 Assembly of Macau, Legislative Assemblies of Macau: Political bloc List of colonial members Key: DE– Directly elected member (Macau), Directly elected memb ... References 1961 births Living people Cantonese people Members of the Legislative Assembly of Macau {{Macau-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leong Heng Teng
Liang () is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / Lio / Niu (Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan), or Liong (Fuzhou). In Indonesia, it is known as Liong or Nio. It is also common in Korea, where it is written Yang () or Ryang (). In Vietnam, it is pronounced as Lương. It is listed 128th in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. In 2019 it was the 22nd most common surname in Mainland China. In comparison, it is the 7th most common surname in Hong Kong, where it is usually written Leung or Leong. History During the reign of the Zhou dynasty King Xuan of Zhou (827–782 BC), Qin Zhong set out on an expedition to subdue the peoples to the west in Central Asia. After Qin Zhong died, the King divided the area of Shang among them, the second son of Qin Zhong received the area around Liangshan Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections are expected to be held in Macau on 14 September 2025. The elections 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 seven appointed by the Chief Executive 15 days after the announcement of the election results. As a result of the mass disqualification in the last election, more than a dozen of pro-democracy members, including former legislators, are barred from running in this election under the five-year ban. Nomination The authorities confirmed a total of eight candidate lists for the direct election of 14 seats, marking the lowest since the handover. Among the eight "nomination panels", five were from the pro-Beijing camp and only one from pro-democracy camp, after majority of them were disqualified in 2021. The team led by Wong Wai-man, the workman popularly known as "Caption Macau" for his eyebrow-raising stance on politics, was disqualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections 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 minimum of 4 contenders in each list. All pro-democracy candidates, except José Pereira Cout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 15 September 2013 according to the provisions of the Basic Law of Macau. This election was the first of its kind succeeding the reform of the Legislative Assembly that created four new seats; two new geographical constituency seats and two new functional constituency seats. Out of a total of 33 seats, 14 were elected by universal suffrage under the highest averages method, while 12 were voted on from the Functional constituency, and 7 from nomination by the Chief Executive. Background Formerly a Portuguese colony, Macau has been a Special Administrative Region within China since 1999. As a Special Administrative Region it is entitled to a high degree of autonomy from the mainland Chinese legal system through the year 2050, although China represents the city on foreign policy matters. Macau's economy is based primarily on its status as a tech and financial sector, as well as its internationally famous casino industry. The previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 20 September 2009. The official campaign began on 5 September, and several candidates received warnings from the Electoral Affairs Commission for having begun campaign activities beforehand. As in 2005, there are 29 seats, only 12 of which are elected by universal suffrage under the highest averages method. The rest are "elected" by the functional "constituencies" or appointed by the Chief Executive. Pro-democracy lists This year, there are four lists advocating universal suffrage and political reforms. In both 2001 and 2005, the New Democratic Macau Association, also referred as the democrats by local media, received the highest number of votes. Due to the divisors (1,2,4,8,...) employed in the highest averages method, they only managed to win 2 seats on both occasions (they would have achieved 3 seats had the original d'Hondt formula been used instead). Because of this, they split into two lists, namely Associação de Próspero Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 25 September 2005. Electoral system Twelve candidates are elected directly using the highest averages method on party lists with divisors of 1,2,4,8 etc. There are 18 party lists, the highest ever, with a total of 125 candidates, also the highest ever. 5 of the lists are related to gambling. 10 candidates are elected by the functional constituencies. The seats are distributed like the directly elected seats. There is one list for each category. There are: * 4 seats for employers * 2 seats for labour * 2 seats for special interests and * 2 seats for charity, culture, education and sport 7 seats are appointed by the Chief Executive. Results Geographical constituencies Functional constituencies (10 seats) Nominated Members (7 seats) ; Members appointed by the Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah * Lei Pui Lam * Sam Chan Io * Tsui Wai Kwan * "José" Chui Sai Peng * Philip Xavier * Ieong Tou Hong * Lao Pun Lap References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Macanese Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Macau on 23 September 2001. Results Members Directly-elected members *1. Antonio Ng (ANMD, with 16,961 votes) *2. Kwan Tsui Hang (UPD, with 12,990 votes) *3. Leong Heng Teng (UPP, 11.276 votes) *4. David Chow (CODEM, with 10,016 votes) *5. Vitor Cheung Lup Kwan ( ARSEM, with 9,955 votes) *6. Au Kam San (ANMD, with 8,480.5 votes) *7. Leong Iok Wa ( UPD, with 6,495 votes) *8. Iong Weng Ian (UPP, with 5,638 votes) *9. João Bosco Cheang (AEA, with 5,170 votes) *10. Jorge Manuel Fão (CODEM, with 5,008 votes) Members for indirect returned of the Legislative Assembly in the second term: * Chan Chak Mo and Fong Chi Keong (DCAR –Group representing welfare, cultural, educational and sports interests: with 1 364 votes) * Susana Chou, Hoi Sai Iun, Kou Hoi In and Cheang Chi Keong (OMKC Group representing business: with 279 votes) * Lau Cheok Vá and Tong Chi Kin (CCCAE Group representing labor: with 261 votes) * Chui Sai Cheong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Macanese Legislative Election
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