Established 1912 | Members 15,985 (as of 2016) | |
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Motto Unity with Independence Institution The University of Hong Kong Location UG1, Union Building, HKU, Pokfulam, Hong Kong President Ed Wong Ching-tak
Session 2017 | ||
The Hong Kong University Students' Union (HKUSU; Traditional Chinese: 香港大學學生會) is an officially recognised student organisation in the University of Hong Kong, along with the Postgraduate Student Association.
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History
The Union was established in 1912 when it was first named as the Hong Kong University Union (HKUU), some two years after the foundation of the University of Hong Kong. The Union was then reorganised and renamed as the Hong Kong University Students' Society (HKUSS) after the Second World War in 1945. Four years later, the Union submitted its application for becoming a student organisation to the Hong Kong Police.
General
The Union is the only official student organisation serving the undergraduates of the University of Hong Kong. Undergraduates become a Union member automatically. Other students of the University can become a member upon the payment of membership fee.
According to the Constitution, the aims of the Union are:
Structure
The highest authority of the Union is the General Meeting (GM) and General Polling (GP). The quorum for both the General Meeting or General Polling is currently 10% of the full members. The General Meeting is hardly ever called, mostly because it is difficult to find a venue to accommodate a large amount of members at the same time. However, General Pollings are held almost every year.
The second highest authority of the Union is the Union Council. Its functions are to represent the students of the University in such matters as affect their interests and to afford a recognized means of communication between the general body of the students and the University authorities.
An Executive Committee, elected in the way of General Polling, acts as the executive body for HKUSU.
There are currently 122 student societies affiliated to HKUSU. These students' societies and clubs can be categorised into six main groups: Campus media, Faculty and academic societies, Hall students' association, Sports clubs (forming the Sports Association, HKUSU), Cultural clubs (forming the Cultural Association, HKUSU) and Independent clubs (forming the Independent Clubs Association, HKUSU).
Union Executives
The Union Executives are the forefront members representing HKUSU. The Committee comprising 18 members formulate Union policies and carry out resolutions of the General Meeting and General Polling. As well as this, they carry out daily administrative work of the Union.
The composition is as follows:
Welfare and Internal Affairs
HKUSU student activities and service outlets include:
University Affairs
The Union acts as a channel between students and the University. Some of the current projects include:
New Union Building
As part of the construction of the Centennial Campus, the Hsü Long Sing Amenities Centre, where the HKUSU had resided for a number of years, was demolished in 2011. Development of a new Students' Union Building was completed in September 2011. Since the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Social Sciences has been relocated in the west of the HKU, the new Students' Union Building has become the heart of HKU, where majority of student activities will take place.
Choir
The Hong Kong University Students' Union Choir was founded in 1967 and has won a number of student awards since its foundation.