THE territory's largest labour union, the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, is to field at least six candidates for the nine new functional constituency seats in September's Legislative Council poll.
The union's executive committee last night finalised part of the line-up, but remained undecided on whether chairman Cheng Yiu-tong will contest one of the two Legco seats allocated for labour unions.
It said it would support core members Tam Yiu-chung and Chan Yuen-han in the geographical constituencies of Kowloon Southeast, covering Kwun Tong, and Kowloon Northeast, covering Wong Tai Sin.
Among the contestants in the new functional constituency polls is Leung Fu-wah, an employees' representative on the Labour Advisory Board, who will stand in the manufacturing constituency.
Other candidates are Poon To-chuen in the primary production, power and construction constituency; Chan Wing-chan in the hotels and catering seat; Cheuk Siu-yee in the transport and communication seat. Union member Wong Kwok-hing will stand in the wholesale and retail constituency and Chan Kwok-keung in the textile and garments constituency.
