Cheng Yiu-tong
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Cheng Yiu-tong GBM, JP (Chinese: 鄭耀棠; born 1948 in Hong Kong) is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He was appointed as the president of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions in April 2000. He is also the Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.
On 1 July 2015, Cheng was adwarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM), the highest honour of the SAR, in recognition of his contributions to the formulation of labour policies and promotion labour relations in Hong Kong with pragmatic and reasonable approach which helped maintaining the business-friendly environment, and also promoting charity and social services to disadvantaged group and enchancing cooperation with the Mainland.