NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2015

According to the NED Annual Report for 2015, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Listed under NED Grants in China (Hong Kong)

Expanding Worker Rights and Democracy

Solidarity Center (SC)

$195,465

To advance worker rights and democracy and strengthen civil society. The center will collaborate with partners to strengthen the organizing, negotiation, and advocacy skills of the Hong Kong trade unions regarding trade union and industrial relations issues. The project will also seek to promote understanding in the international labor and human rights communities about worker rights developments in China and to advocate for legal and judicial reforms that advance worker rights and collective bargaining.

Listed under NED Grants – Asia Regional

Promoting Public Dialogue on Political Reform in Hong Kong and China

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

$343,750

To promote public dialogue on political reform in Hong Kong and China. The institute will conduct an expert assessment mission to Hong Kong and draft a report for public dissemination and distribution to the diplomatic community, policymakers, and the media. The institute will invite international scholars and experts to conduct public seminars on comparative models of governance, and will also host workshops on legal advocacy to enable victims of violence to pursue protection, compensation, and justice.

NED Annual Report 2015 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Annual Report 2015 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Annual Report 2015 – Grants to Asia Regional, including Hong Kong

NED Annual Report 2015 – Grants to Asia Regional, including Hong Kong

NED Annual Report 2015 – Grant under Asia Regional to Hong Kong

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2014

According to the NED Annual Report for 2014, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Listed under NED Grants in China (Hong Kong)

Solidarity Center

Freedom of Association

$154,669

Expanding Worker Rights and Democracy

To advance worker rights and democracy and strengthen civil society in Hong Kong. The Solidarity Center will collaborate with its partners to strengthen the organizing, bargaining and advocacy skills of Hong Kong trade unions. The project will also seek to promote better understanding in the international labor and human rights communities about worker rights developments in China.

Listed under NED Grants – Asia Regional

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Political Processes - $410,000

Amplifying Citizens’ Voices in Hong Kong & China

To engage Hong Kong civic and political sectors in substantive dialogue around governance and electoral reform processes and to provide civic education for Chinese activists. NDI will assist efforts to promote citizens’ voices in Hong Kong’s political reform process and provide technical assistance to Chinese activists on organizational and advocacy skills. In Hong Kong, NDI will support online platforms and community initiatives that promote citizen-created models of governance. NDI will also conduct a young women’s leadership initiative.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs

Political Processes - Supplement: $51,210

Amplifying Citizens’ Voices in Hong Kong
To amplify citizens’ voices in Hong Kong’s political reform process and provide technical assistance to mainland Chinese activists on organizational and advocacy skills. In Hong Kong, NDI will support online platforms and community initiatives that promote citizen-created models of governance. NDI will also conduct a young women’s leadership initiative for up to 20 participants from mainland China and Hong Kong.

NED Annual Report 2014 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Annual Report 2014 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Annual Report 2014 – Grants to Asia Regional, including Hong Kong

NED Annual Report 2014 – Grants to Asia Regional

NED Annual Report 2014
Grants to Hong Kong under Asia Regional

NED Annual Report 2014 – False rebuttal that the NED was involved 

in organising the Occupy Central protests

False rebuttal by the NED that it was involved

 in organising the Occupy Central protests

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2012

According to the NED Annual Report for 2012, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$139,532
To continue to advance worker rights by building the capacity of democratic trade unions in Hong Kong. The Solidarity Center will work with its partners to advocate for collective bargaining rights, utilize local and international mechanisms to improve working conditions, and promote understanding of worker rights abuses and developments in China among the international labor movement and human rights community.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$155,000
To raise the standards of human rights protection and democratic representation in Hong Kong. The Monitor will carry out human rights monitoring, casework, campaigning, and public education drawing local and international attention to civil rights and human rights developments in Hong Kong.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$460,000
To foster awareness regarding Hong Kong's political institutions and constitutional reform process and to develop the capacity of citizens - particularly university students - to more effectively participate in the public debate on political reform, NDI will work with civil society organizations on parliamentary monitoring, a survey, and development of an Internet portal, allowing students and citizens to explore possible reforms leading to universal suffrage.

NED Annual Report 2012 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Annual Report 2012 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2009

According to the NED Annual Report for 2009, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$130,860
To promote freedom of association by building the capacity of democratic trade unions in Hong Kong. The Solidarity Center will work with its local partner to support initiatives for collective bargaining, member organizing and civic empowerment.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$170,000
To raise the standards of human rights protection and democratic representation in Hong Kong. The Monitor will carry out human rights reporting, casework, campaigning, and public education drawing local and international attention to civil rights and human rights developments in Hong Kong.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$272,140
To advance the dialogue between citizens and political actors on constitutional reforms. Through sponsoring public forums and a political participation website, NDI will support local civil society organizations to analyze and provide recommendations on the government’s proposal for constitutional reform.

NED Annual Report 2009 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Annual Report 2009 – Grants to China (Hong Kong)

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2004

According to the NED Annual Report for 2004, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Civic Exchange
$125,000*
To build support for a democratic constitution. Civic Exchange will engage the public in consideration of potential constitutional reforms and advocate that the government seek citizen approval of any proposed constitution. Activities will consist of reports on Hong Kong's functional constituency system and the role of public dialogue in political development, as well as the organization of public forums, town hall style gatherings and formal debates.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$173,280*
To carry out a broad ranging program of education and monitoring to draw local and international attention to human rights and constitutional developments in Hong Kong. The Monitor will produce educational materials, issue in-depth reports, conduct programs in conjunction with schools and civic groups, hold a human rights film festival and organize public seminars.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$190,000
To strengthen political parties and support democratic activism. NDI will conduct political party consultations and training seminars; facilitate the development and publication of a multi-party public opinion poll and provide assistance in the development of voter guides in advance of the Legislative Council elections in September 2004.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)
$50,000*
To work to improve the ability of Hong Kong civil society organizations to advocate for democratization and good governance in Hong Kong. NDI will support a Hong Kong partner to conduct a governance review and undertake a post-election assessment following the Legislative Council elections in September 2004.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2003

According to the NED Annual Report for 2003, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

American Center for International Labor Solidarity

US$260,434

To collaborate with the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and other Hong Kong-based labor rights NGOs to provide basic training and education on trade union rights and other labor rights. The coalition will strengthen the work of the Yuen Long training center, which conducts leadership workshops, educates unemployed workers in government-sponsored job retraining courses, and conducts research to determine what types of manpower training and skills assessment best serve the needs of the workers in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$60,000
To carry out human rights reporting, casework, campaigning and public education, drawing local and international attention to civil and human rights developments in Hong Kong.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$179,999
To provide technical assistance and training to Hong Kong political parties to strengthen the role of parties in Hong Kong, and to support pro-democracy civil society organizations in their efforts to draw attention to the deterioration of political rights in the territory.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2002

According to the NED Annual Report for 2002, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Listed under NED Grants in China

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$198,063
To assist democratic unions and labor rights organizations in Hong Kong that are working to protect worker and union rights in the South China region.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$205,076
To organize resources and activities, in partnership with the Center for the Study of People’s Congress and Foreign Legislatures at Peking University Law School, in order to educate Chinese legislative members and staff, researchers, and students about democratic legislative norms and processes; and to provide materials, direct technical assistance, and other resources to Hong Kong organizations advocating for democratic reform in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Listed under NED Grants in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor 
$51,000
To carry out human rights reporting, casework, campaigning, and public education, drawing local and international public attention to areas of Hong Kong law and practice that fail to safeguard human rights.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 2001

According to the NED Annual Report for 2001, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Listed under NED Grants in China

American Center for International Labor Solidarity
$198,073
To assist democratic unions and labor rights organizations in Hong Kong that are working to protect worker and union rights in the South China region. 

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
$209,778
To provide comparative research findings to educate legislative staff members, researchers and students on democratic norms; organize two seminars on democratic legislative processes; and assist democratic reform in Hong Kong. 

Listed under NED Grants in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
$51,000
To combine legal defense of civil rights with public campaigns and education to cultivate public opinion favorable to democratization and the rule of law.

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.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 1998

According to the NED Annual Report for 1998, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Hong Kong – Listed under China

American Center for International Labor Solidarity - $343,778

To help the China Labor Bulletin, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, and Hong Kong-based labor rights groups promote worker and union rights in the greater China region. 

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor - $45,000

To draw local and international public attention to areas of Hong Kong law which fail to safeguard human rights. Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor projects include human rights reporting, casework, campaigning, and public education.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - $141,877

To monitor the state of civil and political liberties in Hong Kong and its progress toward a genuinely democratic electoral system. NDI supported a democratic assessment team that analyzed the political environment and technical preparations for the May 1998 polls.

NED Grants in Hong Kong in 1997

According to the NED Annual Report for 1997, the following US Government funds were allocated by the US Congress and dispersed by the NED for programs in Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor - $40,000
To focus local and international public attention on areas of Hong Kong law and practice that fail to safeguard human rights. The Monitor works to strengthen the foundations of and commitment to the rule of law in Hong Kong. 

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - $100,120
To monitor the development of Hong Kong's "post-reversion" election framework, the election process, and the ability of political parties and civic groups to participate in the process.