The 48-year-old Association of Education held a special general meeting today (11th), and the majority of the attending members voted to disband.
The Education Association is not only the largest trade union in the education sector. Every time it sends a member to the legislative council’s education sector, it can win. It has long won the election by an overwhelming number of votes. Taking the 2016 Legislative Council election as an example, Ye Jianyuan won more than 70% of the votes. It is Cai Ruolian, the current Deputy Director of the Education Bureau with a background in the Federation of Education. She won less than 30% of the votes.
The dissolution this time means that the legislative council's seat in the education sector is bound to change. Although the electoral base of the education sector has not changed significantly after the establishment of the new electoral system, it is certain that no one can win the election with the "Education Association" card.
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Situ Hua, Zhang Wenguang, and Ye Jianyuan elected members to win every battle
The Education Association was established in 1973, and the Golden Jubilee event in 1978 established the status of the largest trade union in the education sector.
In 1985, the British Hong Kong government set up a seat in the education sector in the Legislative Council. Situ Hua, the head of the Education Association, participated in the election.
This dissolution means that no representatives of the Education Association will stand for elections in the next Legislative Council election, and the succession of the Education Association's success in winning seats has also come to an end.
The Education Association has always expressed opinions on educational issues, including teacher treatment, school management, curriculum reform, etc., while also paying attention to social issues, including the June 4th Incident and the revision of fugitive offenders regulations.
▼The Education Association held a press conference on August 10 to announce its dissolution▼
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The official media fired the first shot, and the Education Bureau terminated the cooperative relationship
At the end of July this year, Xinhua News Agency and the "People's Daily" published articles criticizing the Education Association for its long-term "anti-China activities against Hong Kong." Terminate the working relationship with the Educational Association, do not hold meetings with the Educational Association, will not consult the Educational Association, and will not handle cases referred by the Educational Association.
At the beginning of August, the Educational Association once stated that it would focus on education and rights in the future, but the official and the establishment have been bombarding it. On August 10, it announced its dissolution and passed the membership meeting today.
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