Hong Kong Federation of Students

Hong Kong Federation of Students
FormationMay 1958
Location
  • 9/F., Waitex House, 7-9 Mongkok Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′12.1″N 114°09′58.5″E / 22.320028°N 114.166250°E / 22.320028; 114.166250
Secretary-General
Timothy H. L. Lee
AffiliationsPan-democracy camp
Websitehkfs.org.hk
Hong Kong Federation of Students
Traditional Chinese香港專上學生聯會
Simplified Chinese香港专上学生联会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Zhuānshàng Xuésheng Liánhuì
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 zyun1 soeng6 hok6 saang1 lyun4 wui6*2
HKFS
Traditional Chinese學聯
Simplified Chinese学联
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXuélián
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghok6 lyun4

The Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS, Chinese: 香港專上學生聯會 or 學聯) is a student organisation founded in May 1958 by the student unions of four higher education institutions in Hong 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 (代表會) 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.