Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council

The Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council is the third largest trade union federation in Hong Kong, after the Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) and pro-Beijing Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FLU). It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.

Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council
港九工團聯合總會
ChairmanLee Kwok-keung
FoundedSeptember 1948 (1948-09)
HeadquartersRoom 20, 4th floor, Yick Fat Building, 1048 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island
Membership (2019)Decrease 5,020
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Regional affiliationPro-Kuomintang camp
Colours  Blue
Legislative Council
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District Councils
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HKTUC has been pro-Kuomintang, one of the main political parties of the Republic of China, since its establishment in 1948 and has maintained a close relationship with the party.[1] It was the biggest rival to the leftist trade unions FTU and was seen as a rightist union. The former leader of the union, Pang Chun-hoi was the Legislative Council member for the Labour constituency from 1985 to 1995, while another seat of the two was occupied by the FTU leader Tam Yiu-chung before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.

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  1. ^ "Hong Kong | LO TCO Biståndsnämnd". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2008.

Sources

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  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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