General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau
General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau | |
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| Chinese name | 澳門街坊會聯合總會 |
| Portuguese name | União Geral das Associações dos Moradores de Macau |
| President | Ng Siu-lai |
| Chairman | Chan Ka-leong |
| Founded | 30 December 1983 |
| Registered | 2 June 1984 |
| Newspaper | Macau Residents |
| Membership (2021) | 40,000+ |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-Beijing |
| Colors | Blue |
| Legislative Assembly | 2 / 33 |
| Website | |
| www | |
General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (Chinese: 澳門街坊會聯合總會; Portuguese: União Geral das Associações dos Moradores de Macau), or in short Neighbourhood Union (Chinese: 街坊總會 or 街總), is a pro-Beijing political party in Macau, and is represented in the Legislative Assembly.
History[edit]
The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (GUNA) was formed on 30 December 1983, based on the urgent need of unity among Macanese following the social changes brought by the Chinese Government's reform policies. The GUNA provided services ranging from child to elderly care, and from education to community basic services.[1] It was regarded as part of the traditional faction within the pro-Beijing camp.
The GUNA first fielded candidates in 1988 legislative election and won.[1] Electoral alliance was formed with other pro-Beijing parties by 1991 under the name of "Progress Promotion Union", and has won every elections since then.[2]
The GUNA is one of the three major pro-Beijing organisations which have dominated politics in Macau since the 1999 handover, the other two being the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Macau Federation of Trade Unions.[3]
Leadership[edit]
The leadership of the 17th Council and Supervisory Board members:[4]
- Leader: Ng Siu-lai (吳小麗)
- Chairperson: Chan Ka-leong (陳家良)
- Secretary-general: 莫偉成
Electoral performance[edit]
| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
GC seats |
FC seats |
EC seats |
Total seats | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | UPP ticket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 23
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| 1996 | UPP ticket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 23
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0
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| 2001 | UPP ticket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 27
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0
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| 2005 | UPP ticket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 29
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0
| |
| 2009 | UPP ticket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 29
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1
| |
| 2013 | UPP ticket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 33
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1
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| 2017 | UPP ticket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 / 33
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1
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| 2021 | UPP ticket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 / 33
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1
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See also[edit]
- Progress Promotion Union, child party
References[edit]
- ^ a b "澳門街坊會聯合總會". UGAMM. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "潮起潮落——笑看秋月春風". AllAboutMacau Media. 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ Ip, Eric C. (25 April 2019). Hybrid Constitutionalism: The Politics of Constitutional Review in the Chinese Special Administrative Regions. Cambridge University Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-107-19492-2. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "街坊總會第十七屆理監事會名錄". UGAMM. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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