General
HKUSU is currently the only official student organization serving the undergraduate students of the University of Hong Kong. Undergraduates shall become the Union's full member automatically. Other student of the University can become a full member upon the payment of membership fee.
According to the Constitution, the aims of the Union are:
- To promote the welfare of the student body
- To act as a bridge between the student body and the University authority in furthering the interests of the students and the University as a whole
- To identify the student body with social issues in the interests of the people of Hong Kong
- To represent the student body both tensely and internationally.
Read more about this topic: Hong Kong University Students' Union
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