Hong Kong Federation of Students

TheHong Kong Federation of Students(HKFS,Chinese:Hương cảng chuyên thượng học sinh liên hộior học liên ) is a student organisation founded in May 1958 by the student unions of four higher education institutions inHong Kong.The inaugural committee had seven members representing the four schools. The purpose of the HKFS is to promote student movements and to enhance the student body's engagement in society. Since the 1990s, the federation has taken an interest in daily events in Hong Kong, and no longer restricts itself to the areas of education and politics. The HKFS council (Đại biểu hội) is convened by representatives of the university student unions. The representatives are elected by the university students. A standing committee is appointed by the council.

Hong Kong Federation of Students

Formation	May 1958
Location	9/F., Waitex House, 7-9 Mongkok Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′12.1″N114°09′58.5″E
Secretary-General	Timothy H. L. Lee
Affiliations	Pan-democracy camp
Website	hkfs.org.hk

Hong Kong Federation of Students
Traditional Chinese	Hương cảng chuyên thượng học sinh liên hội
Simplified Chinese	Hương cảng chuyên thượng học sinh liên hội
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiānggǎng Zhuānshàng Xuésheng Liánhuì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Hoeng1gong2zyun1soeng6hok6saang1lyun4wui6*2
HKFS
Traditional Chinese	Học liên
Simplified Chinese	Học liên
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xuélián Yue: Cantonese Jyutping hok6lyun4

1970s

See also:Baodiao movement

In 1971, theSenkaku Islands disputearose. The administration of theSenkaku/Diaoyutai Islandswas transferred from theUnited StatestoJapan.On 14 February 1971, Hong Kong students established the Hong Kong Action Committee in Defence of the Diaoyutai Islands (Hương cảng bảo vệ điếu ngư đài hành động ủy viên hội / hương cảng bảo vệ điếu ngư đài hành động ủy viên hội).The Action Committee held demonstrations in front of the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong. Twenty-one people were arrested, seven of whom were university students. On 17 April, theHong Kong University Students' Unionheld a peaceful demonstration involving about 1000 students. On 7 July, the HKFS held a demonstration on a larger scale. In 1971, the HKFS was an illegal organisation and some students were arrested by theRoyal Hong Kong Police.On 13 May 1975, the federation held its last protest over the issue.

During 1975 and 1976, the standing committee of the HKFS voiced its support for theCultural Revolutionin mainland China. The committee criticised Mak Chung Man, who led students to protest against the communists and said he was "against all the Chinese". Students resented this statement and the issue became the main topic of debate during the HKFS elections of 1976.

In April 1977, the Hong Kong University Students' Union suggested the removal of the words "anti-right wing" from the action guide of the HKFS but the standing committee refused to vote. All delegates from the Hong Kong University Students' Union withdrew from the HKFS in protest.

In April 1979, the HKFS commemorated theMay Fourth Movement.The event was poorly attended.

1980s and 1990s

See also:Tiananmen Square protests of 1989andHong Kong 1 July marches

During the 1980s, the HKFS began to support democracy inTaiwanand mainland China. In 1981, theHong Kong Standardrevealed that the HKFS had been placed on a "Red List" in a classifiedStanding Committee on Pressure Groups(SCOPG) report for being "pro-communist". In March 1983, the HKFS reported theShue Yan Collegeto the Hong KongIndependent Commission against Corruptionbut no prosecution was launched. After 1984, the HKFS changed from supportingcommunismto fully supporting democratic development.

In February 1989, about 4000 students boycotted their classes to protest against the policy of the Hong KongEducation Department.During theTiananmen Square protests of 1989,the HKFS took part in China-wide demonstrations and strikes. On 20 May, when thetropical cyclonesignal number 8 was hoisted, thousands of students took part in a massive demonstration. After the 4 June massacre, all of the HKFS represented university students stopped attending classes. In 1991, there were protests (said by police to be illegal) to support the dissident,Wang Dan.

2000s

In 2003, 2004 and 2005, the HKFS took an active part in the1 July marches.

2010s

See also:2014 Hong Kong protests

In 2014, the HKFS, led byAlex ChowandLester Shum,was a participating organisation in theUmbrella Movement.The movement demanded genuine democracy in future chief executive elections.Admiralty,Causeway BayandMong Kokwere occupied by suffragists for two months.

Some democratic activists criticised the HKFS for failing to lead the movement. In early 2015, five of the member organisations held disaffiliation referendums. Four passed, reducing the number of member organisations from eight to four. The results are as follows:

Referendums on disaffiliation from the Hong Kong Federation of Students

Voting period	Member	Yes %	No %	Abstain %	Invalid %	Total #	Turnout	Result
9-13 Feb 2015	HKUSU	41.4	37.4	21.2	–	6093	38.4%	Disaffiliate
10-12 Mar 2015	LUSU	34.0	56.9	8.2	0.9	1067	30.0%	Affiliate
16-22 Apr 2015	HKPUSU	68.7	23.3	7.3	0.8	1733	10.4%	Disaffiliate
20-23 Apr 2015	HKBUSU	55.7	36.5	6.4	1.4	1678	14.4%	Disaffiliate
28 Apr – 6 May 2015	CityUSU	76.1	16.3	5.4	2.2	3237	19.3%	Disaffiliate

Amidst this push forlocalism in Hong Kong,the HKFS was, for the first time, absent from theVictoria Park candlelight vigilcommemorating the 1989Tiananmen Massacre.

Members

The Hong Kong Federation of Students is formed by thestudent unionsof four institutions:

• Chinese UniversityStudents' Union
• Lingnan UniversityStudents' Union
• Hong Kong Shue Yan UniversityStudents' Union
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students' Union

Former members were:

• Hong Kong University Students' Union
• Hong Kong Baptist UniversityStudents' Union
• City UniversityStudents' Union
• Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityStudents' Union

Period	Years	Secretariat		Representative Council				Standing committee
		Secretary-General	Other members	Chairman	Vice Chairman	Secretary	Central Representatives
54th	2011-12	Daisy Chan	-	Sam Wong	Leo Tang	-	Fredrik Fan	-
55th	2012-13	Samuel Li	Ben Lam (Deputy)	Jacky Lai	Rowan Tang	Leo Tang	Queenie Chu Daisy Chan Sam Wong	-
56th	2013-14	Eddie Chan	Willis Ho (Deputy) Johnson Yeung (Deputy)	Chan Man-fai	Law Kun-kit	Lam Siu-kit	Rowan Tang	-
57th	2014-15	Alex Chow	Lester Shum(Deputy)	-	Law Cheuk Yiu Ivan	-	Lai Choi Yin Chio Ka Fai	Yvonne Leung (HKUSU) Gary Fong (CUSU) Victor Wong (BUSU) Lai Wai-kin (PUSU) Dennis Yip (HKUSTSU) Nathan Law Kwun-chung(LUSU) Ting Ka-ki (CityUSU) Chan Kok-hin (SYUSU)
58th	2015-16	Nathan Law Kwun-chung	Victor Wong (Deputy) Wong Ka-fai (Deputy)	Lai Wai-kin	Shek Pui-yin	-	Law Wai-lun Ding Ka-Kat	Kwok Chui-ying (CUSU) Sunny Cheung(BUSU) Flora Wong (PUSU) Sunny Leung Hiu-yeung (CityUSU) Shek Tsz-kin (HKUSTSU) Katherine Ko (LUSU) Shui Ling Tjhan (SYUSU)
59th	2016-17	Jacky Chan Man-hei	-	Wong Kin-long	Shui Ling Tjhan	-	Chan Kok-hin Kwok Chui-ying	Wong Chee-yan (CUSU) Andy Lam (HKUSTSU) Alice Cheung (LUSU) Liu Chun-sing (SYUSU)

External links

• Official Website