The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (; ), sometimes shortened to the GUNA or the Neighbourhood Union ( or ), is a pro-Beijing political party in Macau that is represented in the Legislative Assembly.
History The General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau (GUNA) was formed on 30 December 1983 with a call for unity among Macanese following social changes brought by the Chinese Government's reform policies. The GUNA provided services ranging from child to elderly care as well as education and basic community services. It was regarded as part of the traditional faction within the pro-Beijing camp.
The GUNA was officially registered on 2 June 1984. It first fielded candidates in 1988 legislative election and won. Electoral alliances were then formed with other pro-Beijing parties under the name of the Progress Promotion Union which has fielded candidates since the 1992 legislative election.
The GUNA is one of the three major pro-Beijing organizations which have dominated politics in Macau since the 1999 handover; the other two are the Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Macau Federation of Trade Unions.
Leadership The leadership of the 17th Council and Supervisory Board members consists of:
Leader: Ng Siu-lai () Chairperson: Chan Ka-leong () Secretary-general: Mo Wei-cheng ()
Electoral performance
GUNA formed the party list of Union for Promoting Progress (; , UNIPRO) for legislative elections. In the 2017 legislative election, the party won 12.65 percent of the popular vote and 2 of the 14 popularly elected seats. Election Number ofpopular votes % ofpopular votes GCseats FCseats ECseats Total seats +/− 1992 6,95625.25 2 0 0 199611,04515.23 2 0 0 0 200111,27613.92 2 0 0 0 200511,9899.60 2 0 0 0200914,0449.901001201315,81510.792001 201712,3407.15100 1202115,10211.4320012025
Elected members
Leong Heng Teng, 2001–2009 Iong Weng Ian, 2001–2009 Ho Ion Sang, 2009–present Wong Kit Cheng, 2013–present
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