Ng Chau-pei
Stanley Ng | |
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Ngô thu bắc | |
 Ng in 2023 | |
| President of theHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | |
| Assumed office 16 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lam Shuk-yee |
| Member of theLegislative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Constituency | Hong Kong Island East |
| Chairman of theHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | |
| In office 20 April 2009 – 16 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Kwok-kin |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kwok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1970 (age 54) Jin gian g,Fu gian,China |
| Political party | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions |
| Alma mater | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
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Stanley Ng Chau-pei(born February 1970) is a Hong Kongpro-Beijingpolitician and trade unionist and the incumbent president and former Chairman of theHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions(HKFTU), the largest trade union in Hong Kong, and also a Hong Kong deputy to theNational People's Congress.He is also as a member of theLegislative Council,representing theHong Kong Island Eastconstituency.
Biography
[edit]He was born in February 1970 of Fu gian ese origin.He is educated at theChinese Academy of Social Sciences.[citation needed]He is a member of the Hong Kong Clerical and Professional Employees General Union and its president. Through the General Union he has become the core member of theHong Kong Federation of Trade Unions(FTU) after he joined in 1997 and became the Chairman of the HKFTU. He is also a Hong Kong deputy to theNational People's Congressand member of the Standing Committee of theXiamenChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]
In the2006 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections,he was elected through the Labour Subsector as the member of the HKFTU. The 800-member election committee was responsible for the2007 Hong Kong Chief Executive electionin which Beijing's favouriteDonald Tsangwon againstAlan Leongfrom thepan-democracy camp.
He was appointed by the Hong Kong government to many public positions such as the Employee's Compensation Insurances Levies Management Board from 2013, the Labour Advisory Board from 2011, theMandatory Provident FundSchemes Appeal Board from 2012 to 2014, the Standard Working Hours Committee since 2013.[2]He had also been a part-time member of the government'sCentral Policy Unit.[1]
Ng was also one of initiators of theAlliance for Peace and Democracy,a counter political alliance orchestrated by Beijing against theOccupy Central with Love and Peacelaunched by the pan-democrats to pressure Beijing to implement genuine democracy. He organised the anti- "Occupy" rally on 17 August 2014.[3]
In April 2018, he succeededLam Shuk-yeeto be the President of the FTU with Vice President Wong Kwok replaced him as the chairman.[4]
Ng criticised the decision ofCourt of Final Appealin September 2018 to free the group of 13 activists, who had each received jail sentences of up to 13 months from a lower court for unlawful assembly outside theLegislative Council Complexon 13 June 2014. "How could this be an act of loving and protecting young people? [The judges] are killing them!" Ng said as he accused the judges "sinners of society". Ng's remarks drew criticism from the pro-democrats, as well asChief ExecutiveCarrie Lamwhich said his comments as "unacceptable".[5]
During the2019–20 Hong Kong protests,Ng slammedLi Ka Shingwith coarse Cantonese slang, depicted Li "cockroach" king in a post on social media.[6][7]"Cockroach" is frequently being used by thepolice in Hong Kongas a slur for protestors.[8]
In March 2021,Apple Dailyreported that Ng had criticizedRTHK,stating that it was skewed and unprofessional.[9]
In February 2022, after theWitman Hung birthday party controversy,Ng defended Hung and said that "His awareness about the epidemic situation was not strong enough, but he has faced public criticisms over it, and I do not see why he should step down from the NPC".[10]
In August 2023, after the High Court ruled that the Department of Justice could not ban the songGlory to Hong Kong,Ng said "The court's ruling has failed to fully consider the facts and legal points provided by the DoJ."[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Ngô thu bắc".Archived fromthe originalon 21 August 2014.Retrieved21 August2014.
- ^"Ng, Chau Pei Ngô thu bắc".Webb-site Who's Who.Archived fromthe originalon 21 August 2014.Retrieved21 August2014.
- ^Chan, Kahon (19 August 2014)."Organizers hail success of anti-'Occupy' rally".
- ^"Chính Whats hấp: Ngô thu bắc ưng công liên gặp trường hoàng quốc nhậm lí sự trưởng".on.cc.16 April 2018.
- ^"Pro-Beijing politician's remarks calling Hong Kong judges 'sinners of society' for freeing activists earn rebuke from city leader Carrie Lam".South China Morning Post.11 September 2018.
- ^"Now Stanley Ng Chau-pei who is Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress call Li Ka Shing" cockroach "".15 September 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 25 November 2019.Retrieved25 November2019.
- ^"Hong Kong's 'Superman' Li Ka-shing comes under fire".Financial Times.Retrieved25 November2019.
- ^Mahtani, Shibani; McLaughlin, Timothy."'Dogs' vs. 'cockroaches': On Hong Kong streets, insults take a dangerous turn ".Washington Post.Retrieved25 November2019.
- ^"Pro-Beijing lawmakers call for punishing RTHK over 'biased' report about lockdown ｜ Apple Daily".Apple Daily quả táo nhật báo(in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived fromthe originalon 17 March 2021.Retrieved17 March2021.
- ^"Should host, other officials also take rap for Hong Kong 'partygate' scandal?".South China Morning Post.4 February 2022.Retrieved4 February2022.
- ^Chan, Irene."Gov't launches bid to appeal court's rejection of ban on pro-democracy protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP".hongkongfp.Retrieved7 August2023.
- Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress from Hong Kong
- Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress from Hong Kong
- Delegates to the 14th National People's Congress from Hong Kong
- HK LegCo Members 2022–2025
- Hong Kong activists
- Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
- Hong Kong pro-Beijing politicians
- Hong Kong trade unionists
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2012–2017
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021
- Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026