Monday, September 19, 2016

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 1999

According to the NED Annual Report for 1999, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Listed under China

American Center for International Labor Solidarity - $202,399
To support the work of the Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin to investigate and document labor conditions and worker activism in China. The program also includes support for labor and human rights education efforts to inform workers about their rights under national and local laws.

American Center for International Labor Solidarity - $170,997
To provide support to the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions to improve its membership outreach and coalition-building activities. ACILS will also support the research and documentation activities of a labor rights NGO concentrating on conditions in southern China.

Listed under Hong Kong

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor - $48,000
To campaign for improvements in legal and institutional human rights safeguards in Hong Kong. The Monitor will continue its program of human rights reporting, case work, campaigning, and public education, and will also participate in the U.N. human rights fora. 

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - $67,164
To support democracy activists as they define their role in the new political system in Hong Kong that limits opportunities for public input into the policy-making process. The program will offer consultations to political parties competing for seats on directly elected local governments, and conduct a training program on grassroots organizing and volunteer recruitment.

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