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Amendments to the Trade Unions Ordinance were proposed on Wednesday “to better fulfil the duty of safeguarding national security,” the government said on Wednesday.
The Hong Kong government has proposed legislative amendments to permanently bar those convicted of national security offences from serving in labour unions and to require all foreign funding to be vetted by the authorities.
The changes to the Trade Unions Ordinance were proposed on Wednesday “to better fulfil the duty of safeguarding national security” under the city’s two national security laws, the labour authorities said in a statement published the same day.
The amendments would also “strengthen the statutory powers of the Registrar of Trade Unions over the supervision and regulation of trade unions,” the statement said.
To bar funding from an “external force” that would endanger national security, the government proposed that unions must make an application to the registrar declaring the source and usage of the funds provided, according to a document submitted to the Legislative Council. “Trade unions shall not receive such funds unless approved by the Registrar,” it said.
mp20250224cb1-230-5-eAccording to the document, the amendments to the ordinance would adopt the same definition of “external force” under the city’s homegrown national security legislation, to cover foreign governments, political parties, and external organisations “that pursue political ends,” as well as their related personnel.
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Hong Kong seeks to tighten labour union laws on national security grounds
