Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council

The Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council is the fourth largest trade unions in Hong Kong next to the pro-Beijing Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), pro-democracy Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) 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)
Headquarters11/F, On Cheung
Building, 456 Nathan
Road, Yau Ma Tei,
Kowloon
Membership (2011)24,232
IdeologyLiberalism (Hong Kong)
Anti-communism
Social democracy
Three Principles of the People
Political positionCentre-right
(Economically Centre-left)
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 in 1985-1995, while another seat of the two was occupied by the FTU leader Tam Yiu-chung before the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2008-10-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • 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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