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4.

Student Representative:

Mr. Mak Tung-wing is the President

Union

of

of the

Students'

the University of Hong Kong and

representative of Hong Kong Federation of Students

Unions, which consists of ten

5.

unions with

a membership

representing 90% of the total

population in Hong Kong.

Representative

post-secondary

student

of close to 30,000,

post-secondary

student

of

the

Joint Committee on the

Promotion of Democratic Government:

The Joint Committee, formed by 98

the

a im

embraces

1 abour

organizations with

of promoting democracy in Hong Kong,

professional

unions,

bodies, religious groups,

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.

conducted a signature

230,000 signatures within

have a

Committee

obtained

support of direct elections in 1988.

Joint

The

campaign and

two days in