1st Submittal

The HKCTU has experienced significant growth in membership since the 1997 handover of

Hong Kong to China. Independent observers acknowledge that popular support for the HKCTU

greatly exceeds that of its rivals, but attribute the larger membership of the pro-Beijing Hong

Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) to subsidized benefits offered by the HKFTU.

Leaders of the HKCTU are popular figures in Hong Kong and play key roles in the local

democracy movement. The HKCTU also has a full-time staff that is supplemented by a cadre of

volunteers.

The Hong Kong Liaison Office (IHLO) of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

was set up in 1997 to address the needs of both the democratic unions in Hong Kong and the

international community, to monitor socio-economic, political and trade union developments,

and to ensure a two-way flow of information to and from the Hong Kong trade union movement.

VII. HISTORY OF PRIOR NED FUNDING

Grant Subgrant Total

94-50 1994 $56,867

95-73 1995 $78,883

96-73 1996 $64,042

97-204 1997 $105,515

98-100 1998 $81,785

99-291 1999 $77,936

2000-028 2000 $67,253 $184,560

2001 $73,821 $166,391

2002-020 $73,811 $198,063

2003-025 $110,230 $260,433

2004-033 $76,690 $152,103

2005-035 $74,105 $110,000

2006-265AA $80,899 $125,000

2007-328Y $90,000 $135,000

2008-319EE $81,254 $125,456

2009-284AA $82,499 $130,860

2010-318AA $100,810 $148,869

2011-286Y $100,840 $153,106

2012-280X $80,975 $139,532

2013-017W $81,345 $150,031

VIII. BUDGET

A budget in the amount of $151,840 is attached.