Chan Yiu-choi

Chan Yiu-choi (Chinese: 陳耀材; 1901–1988) or Chan Yiu-choy, was a Hong Kong trade unionist and the first President of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) from 1957 to 1980.

He was a sailor in his young age and participated in the Canton-Hong Kong strike of 1925.

He founded a trade union at the tramways and was active in fundraising for the war efforts after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937.

[2] Chan was one of the founding members of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) established in 1948.

[1] Chan was also appointed member of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in 1978.