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
Chairman	Lee Kwok-keung
Founded	September 1948 (1948-09)
Headquarters	Room 20, 4th floor, Yick Fat Building, 1048 King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island
Membership (2019)	5,020
Ideology	Three Principles of the People Anti-communism (HK) Labourism
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
Regional affiliation	Pro-Kuomintang camp
Colours	Blue
Legislative Council	0 / 90
District Councils	0 / 470
Politics of Hong Kong Political parties Elections

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. 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.

References

Sources

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

External links

• Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council on Facebook