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and

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. For the transition period up to 1997, the committee demanded direct election in the 1988 Legislative Council, a "through train" arrangement for letting Legislative Council members elected in 1995 automatically becoming the members of the first legislature in the SAR government after 1997. They also demanded the

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. The committee formed the backbone of today's

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as many of its key members formed the

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during the

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and the

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(later transformed into Democratic Party) for the first direct election in 1991.

Members

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Political groups

* Association for Democracy and Justice * China–Hong Kong Society * Christian Communist Critics * Hong Kong Affairs Society *

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* Hong Kong Policy Viewers * Hong Kong Society for the Advancement of Justice *

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* Pei Shum Society * Sam Fong Society

Educational bodies

* Education Action Group * Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union * Hong Kong Education Research Group * Technical Institute Teachers' Association

Unions and labour organisations

* Association of Government Land and Engineering Surveying Officers * Association for Accident Victims * Federation of Civil Service Unions * Government Construction Technology and Survey * Government Cookers' Union * Government Surveyor Association * Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee

Religious bodies

* Hong Kong Christian Sentinels * Kowloon West Community Church * Kwun Tong Community Church * Public Policy Committee, Hong Kong Christian Council

Student bodies

* Current Affairs Committee, Students Union, CUHK * Current Affairs Committee, Students Union, HKP * Current Affairs Committee,

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, HKU *

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* Hong Kong Students Christian Movement * Social Services Group, Student Union, Shue Yan College * Student Union, Hong Kong Baptist College

Social services and social workers' unions

* Hong Kong Social Workers General Union * Kwun Tong Methodist Community Centre * Methodist Epworth Village Community Centre * On Wing Social Services Centre * Salvation Army Employees' Association * Workers Association, HK Federation of Youth Groups

Community groups

* Association for Better Living in Butterfly Bay * Cha Kwoa Lane THA Resident's Association * Choi Hung Estate Residents Association * Concern Group for Development of Southern District * District board member's Office, Chan Chi-keung * District board member's Office, Chan Yuen-sum * District board member's Office, Cheng Kam-wah * District board member's Office, Cheung Ka-man * District board member's Office, Choi Cheung Yuet-lan * District board member's Office, Choi Wai-shek * District board member's Office, Hung Wing-tat * District board member's Office, Lai Kwok-hung * District board member's Office, Lee Chi-fai * District board member's Office,

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* District board member's Office, Lee Yuk-wah * District board member's Office,

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* District board member's Office, Luk King-shing * District board member's Office, Luk Shun-tim * District board member's Office, Mok Ying-fan * District board member's Office, Ng Kin-sang * District board member's Office, Ng Wai-lo * District board member's Office,

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* District board member's Office, Tang Sun-wah * District board member's Office, Tse Man-kai * District board member's Office, Tsui Kim-ling * District board member's Office, Wong Chi-kwan * District board member's Office, Wong Chung-chuen * District board member's Office, Wong Yiu-chung * District board member's Office, Yeung Mei-kwong * District board member's Office, Yim Tin-sang * District board member's Office, Chan Mo-pau & Yeung Shuk-chuen * District board member's Office, Chu Wai-bun &

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* Hong Kong Society of Community Organisation * Hong Kong People's Council on Housing Policy * Joint Committee of Community Organisation on Concerning Basic Law * Kowloon City Development Council * Lai King Estate Residents Association * Regional Council Member's Office, Tsang Kwok-yuen * Regional Council Member's Office, Wong Man-tai * Regional Council & District board member's Office, Lai Kam-cheung & Lee Ho-fai * Regional Council & District board member's Office, Lai On-kwok &

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* Research Centre on the Development of Central & Western District * Shamshuipo Development and Service Centre * Shamshuipo People's Livelihood Concern Group * Shatin Concern Group * Society for the Rights of Butterfly Bay's Residents * Tsing Yi Concern Group * Tuen Mun People's Livelihood Concern Association * Tuen Mun Tsuen Wai Voluntary Society * Urban Council Member's Office,

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* Urban Council Member's Office,

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* Urban Council Member's Office,

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* Urban Council Member's Office, Tong Kam-piu * Urban Council & District board members' Office, Fung Kin-kee, Leung Kam-to, Tam Kwok-kiu * Yaumatei Community Research Group

References

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