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4.

Student Representative:

Mr. Mak Tung-wing is the President of the Students'

Union

of

the University of Hong Kong and

representative of Hong Kong

Unions, which consists of ten

unions with a membership

representing 90% of the total

population in Hong Kong.

Federation of Students

post-secondary

student

of close to 30,000,

post-secondary

student

5.

Representative

of

the Join t Committee on the

Promotion of Democratic Government:-

The Joint Committee, formed by 98 organizations with

of promoting democracy in Hong Kong,

professional bodies, religious groups,

the

a im

embraces

labour

unions,

student

bodies,

grassroot

organizations, interest groups and 37 Offices of

Members of Urban Council, Regional Council and

District Boards. These members represent over 1.6

million Hong Kong people and other organizations

membership of over 80,000.

have a

Committee

obtained

conducted a signature

230,000 signatures

with in

The Joint

campaign

two days

and

in

support of direct elections in 1988.