The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) (香港工會聯合會 / 工聯會) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in April, 1948. Since April 2002, the HKFTU is headed by President Cheng Yiu-tong, Member of both Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The HKFTU has 310,000 members under 177 affiliates (mainly trade unions). It is the largest labour group in Hong Kong. Beijing  listen (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; ; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Hong Kong (香港; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2; Yale: heūng góng; pinyin: Xiānggǎng; Wade-Giles: Hsiang-kang) is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政區; pinyin: tèbié xíngzhèngqū; Cantonese IPA: /tɐk6piːt6 hɐŋ4tsɪŋ3kʰɵy1/; Jyutping: dak6bit6 hang4zing3keoi1; Yale: dahkbiht hàhngjingkeūi) is a political subdivision of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Executive Council (ExCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China is an organ in the Executive branch of the political structure of Hong Kong. ... Legislative Council Building The Legislative Council of Hong Kong (立法會, abbreviated LegCo) is the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers...

The main slogans of the HKFTU are patriotism, solidarity, rights, welfare and participation. The group focuses on the rights and welfare of workers, supporting the workers in their negotiation with employers and to resolve labour disputes. The HKFTU also operates 5 retail outlets to provide discounts to its members in a variety of goods, and provide training, medical and other services to members at discounted rates. Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to ones own homeland (patria, the land of ones fathers). ...

The group has struggled for amendment of legislations to protect labour rights and prevent employees from exploiting loopholes in labour laws. It opposes importation of foreign labours and calls for legislation against age discrimination. Politically it adopted a pro-Government stance on many issues but has a pro-grassroot stance on livelihood and labour issues, such as demanding more measures to reduce unemployment. Unemployment rates in the United States. ...

From 2000 to 2004, 5 members of the HKFTU are legislators: 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Cheng Yiu-tong
• Tam Yiu-chung
• Chan Yuen-han
• Leung Fu-wah
• Chan Kwok-keung

See also

• Politics of Hong Kong
• Indigenous Communists in Hong Kong

On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ... The Indigenous Communists in Hong Kong are mainly remnants of the trade unionists who flourished in the 1960s and united front officials operated by the Communist Party of China in Hong Kong. ...

External link

• Web site of The HKFTU (Chinese only) (http://www.ftu.org.hk)