TNAG-1321-FCO40-1727-Future-of-Hong-Kong-opinion-polls-and-surveys-1984 — Page 6

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HKU Students' Union

General Opinion Survey on the Future of Hong Kong

(February 1984)

A. Foreword

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issue.

In October 1983, the HKU Students' Union's participation in

the sending of a "letter to Mrs. Margaret Thatcher" aroused great sondern

amongst the students. During the incident, a total of nearly two

hundred big-character posters appeared on the campus to discuss the

The Students' Union also convened a'"general meeting" to dimoues

the matter. It was attended by nearly 1,500 students, a record in the

Union's history. The meeting started at 6.00 p.m. and continued up to

4.00 a.m. of the following morning when it had to be dissolved because

of the lack of a quorum, the formation of which required 520 members.

However, since the "general meeting" had not been able to

solve the problem, the Students' Union decided to hold a "general poll"

on 2nd November. One of the motions to be voted on was "that a general

opinion survey should be conducted within the University in the next

4 months by the Students' Union, and that the findings thereof should

be used as the basis for formulating the Union's principles and stance

in respect of the future issue which will serve as working guidelines

for the Union in future".

The motion was carried.

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