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]

Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers
Native name香港教育工作者聯會
Founded13 April 1975 (1975-04-13)
Members26,000
AffiliationPro-Beijing
Key people
  • Wong Kwan-yu (President)
  • Chow Sai-yiu (Vice-president)
  • Wong Kam-leung (Chairman)
Office location17/F, Bright Way Tower, 33 Mongkok Road, Kowloon
Country Hong Kong
Websitewww.hkfew.org.hk
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers
Traditional Chinese香港教育工作者聯會
Simplified Chinese香港教育工作者联会

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]

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Hong Kong schools get mainland propaganda". Asia Sentinel. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2019.


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