Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers (HKFEW; Chinese: 香港教育工作者聯會) is a pro-Beijing teachers union in Hong Kong.[1][2][3] Established in 1975, it is the second-largest teachers union in Hong Kong, after Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union. It was established to "rally teachers to adopt the position of 'loving China and Hong kong'", as part of China's united front work in Hong Kong's educational sector.[3]
Native name | 香港教育工作者聯會 |
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Founded | 13 April 1975 |
Members | 26,000 |
Affiliation | Pro-Beijing |
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Office location | 17/F, Bright Way Tower, 33 Mongkok Road, Kowloon |
Country | Hong Kong |
Website | www |
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Traditional Chinese | 香港教育工作者聯會 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 香港教育工作者联会 | ||||||||
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The trade union had over 26,000 members, as of early 2017. The incumbent president is Wong Kwan-yu, also the supervisor of HKFEW Wong Cho Bau Secondary School. Former presidents, Jasper Tsang and Cheng Kai-nam, were also leaders of The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party. Tsang and Cheng had built up relationships with pro-Beijing teachers and mobilized them to vote for DAB in legislative and district elections.[3] The HKFEW is said to play a crucial role in mobilizing pro-Beijing teachers to vote for like-minded candidates in the education functional constituency in the legislative council election.
The HKFEW, through its Hong Kong Patriotic Education Services Centre which received an annual funding of HK$13 million from the government, produced a 34-page booklet titled ‘Chinese Model National Conditions Teaching Manual’ for schools which extolled the virtues of the mainland government under its one-party communist rule.[4]
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References
- "教協、教聯和教評的「政治力量」角力 | 陳國權 | 立場新聞". 立場新聞 Stand News. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "行政長官出席香港教育工作者聯會四十周年聯歡晚宴致辭全文(只有中文)(附圖/短片)". www.info.gov.hk. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- Lo, Sonny Shiu-Hing; Hung, Steven Chung-Fun; Loo, Jeff Hai-Chi (2019). China's New United Front Work in Hong Kong: Penetrative Politics and Its Implications. Springer. p. 316. ISBN 9789811384837. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "Hong Kong schools get mainland propaganda". Asia Sentinel. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2019.