General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau

General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau
Chinese name澳門街坊會聯合總會
Portuguese nameUnião Geral das Associações dos Moradores de Macau
PresidentNg Siu-lai
ChairmanChan Ka-leong
Founded30 December 1983 (1983-12-30)
Registered2 June 1984 (1984-06-02)
NewspaperMacau Residents
Membership (2021)40,000+
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
Regional affiliationPro-Beijing
Colors  Blue
Legislative Assembly
2 / 33
Website
www.ugamm.org.mo

The 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

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.[2] 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.[2] Electoral alliance was formed with other pro-Beijing parties by 1991 under the name of "Progress Promotion Union", and has fielded candidates since then.[3]

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.[4]

Leadership

The leadership of the 17th Council and Supervisory Board members:[5]

  • Leader: Ng Siu-lai (吳小麗)
  • Chairperson: Chan Ka-leong (陳家良)
  • Secretary-general: 莫偉成

Electoral performance

Election Number of
popular votes 		% of
popular votes 		GC
seats 		FC
seats 		EC
seats 		Total seats +/−
1992 UPP ticket 2 0 0
2 / 23
 —
1996 UPP ticket 2 0 0
2 / 23
 0Steady
2001 UPP ticket 2 0 0
2 / 27
 0Steady
2005 UPP ticket 2 0 0
2 / 29
 0Steady
2009 UPP ticket 1 0 0
1 / 29
 1Decrease
2013 UPP ticket 2 0 0
2 / 33
 1Increase
2017 UPP ticket 1 0 0
1 / 33
 1Decrease
2021 UPP ticket 2 0 0
2 / 33
 1Increase

See also

References

  1. ^ 楊鳴宇; 林仲軒; 吳明軒; 廖志輝; 李展鵬; 呂開顏; 王紅宇; 馬天龍 (16 March 2022). 澳門政經二十年. 五南圖書出版股份有限公司. ISBN 978-626-317-669-0. 在所有傳統社團中，五個有影響力的親共左派社團尤為重要。他們是澳門中華總商會、澳門工會聯合總會（工聯）、澳門中華教育會、澳門街坊總會和澳門婦女聯合總會。從勞工、教育到社區，這些社團可說是涵蓋了澳門最重要的社會部門（Chou，2015）。
  2. ^ a b "澳門街坊會聯合總會". UGAMM. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ "潮起潮落——笑看秋月春風". AllAboutMacau Media. 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "街坊總會第十七屆理監事會名錄". UGAMM. Retrieved 2021-11-09.


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