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5.

Dr. John Young

Head, Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist College Representative of the Hong Kong Affairs Society.

and

A noted local political commentator on International China Affairs. Dr. Young received his PhD. from the University of California in 1976, and has since worked in Hong Kong promoting civic education in his capacity as university lecturer and adult education organizer.

He is chairman of the Modern Chinese History Society of Hong Kong and vice-president of the Hong Kong Affairs Society.

6.

Mr. Lee Shun-wai

7.

District Board Member

the Promotion of

Executive Secretary of the Hong Kong Affairs Society Representative of the Joint Committee on Democratic Government

the umbrella organization for

close to 100 interest groups.

Mr. Lee

is an elected member of the Central and Western District Board, representing a population of over two hundred thousand in the district.

Ms. Teresa K.M. Ma

Representative, Hong Kong Observers.

Ms. Ma is

an executive committee member of the Hong Kong Observers, an influential group which has be en commenting

on public affairs since 1975. She is a merchant banker by profession.

8.

Mr. Wong Wai-hung

Chairman, Federation of Civil Service Unions

An active unionist having a wide range of contacts with social activists in Hong Kong. Mr. Wong maintains good relationship with independent unions,

left-wing

unions.

He was

(pro-Peking) and right-wing (pro-Taiwan) elected Chairman of Association of Government Land and Engineering Surveying Officers in 1976 and is one of the founders of Federation of Civil Service Unions formed in 1984 to which he was elected the first chairman. He is also an elected member of the Labour Advisory Board, an important consultative committee of the Hong Kong Government on labour matters.

9.

Mr. Mak Tung-wing

President of Hong Kong University Students' Union Representative of Hong Kong Federation of Students

Hong

Kong Federation of Students consists of ten post-secondary students unions, including Hong Kong University Students' Union, with a membership of close to 30,000, representing 90% of the total post-secondary student population in Hong Kong.