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 name	União Geral das Associações dos Moradores de Macau
President	Ng Siu-lai
Chairman	Chan Ka-leong
Founded	30 December 1983 (1983-12-30)
Registered	2 June 1984 (1984-06-02)
Newspaper	Macau Residents
Membership (2021)	40,000+
Political position	Left-wing[1]
Regional affiliation	Pro-Beijing
Colors	Blue
Legislative Assembly	2 / 33
Website
www.ugamm.org.mo
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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), sometimes shortened to the GUNA or the Neighbourhood Union (Chinese: 街坊總會 or 街總), is a pro-Beijing political party in Macau that is represented in the Legislative Assembly.

History

The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (GUNA) was formed on 30 December 1983 with a call for unity among Macanese following social changes brought by the Chinese Government's reform policies. The GUNA provided services ranging from child to elderly care as well as education and basic community services.[2] It was regarded as part of the traditional faction within the pro-Beijing camp.

The GUNA was officially registered on 2 June 1984. It first fielded candidates in 1988 legislative election and won.[2] Electoral alliances were then formed with other pro-Beijing parties under the name of the Progress Promotion Union which has fielded candidates since the 1992 legislative election.[3]

The GUNA is one of the three major pro-Beijing organizations which have dominated politics in Macau since the 1999 handover; the other two are 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 consists of:[5]

• Leader: Ng Siu-lai (吳小麗)
• Chairperson: Chan Ka-leong (陳家良)
• Secretary-general: Mo Wei-cheng (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	0
2001	UPP ticket		2	0	0	2 / 27	0
2005	UPP ticket		2	0	0	2 / 29	0
2009	UPP ticket		1	0	0	1 / 29	1
2013	UPP ticket		2	0	0	2 / 33	1
2017	UPP ticket		1	0	0	1 / 33	1
2021	UPP ticket		2	0	0	2 / 33	1

See also

• Progress Promotion Union, child party

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. "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.