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(Top from left) Alex Chow, Lester Shum, Yvonne Leung, Nathan Law and Eason Chung <br>(Bottom from left) Carrie Lam, Rimsky Yuen, Raymond Tam, Edward Yau and Lau Kong-wah

New | Who's who at Hong Kong's students vs government debate

On Tuesday evening, government representatives will meet with leaders of the Hong Kong Federation of Students for the first time to formally discuss demands raised by students protesters. Representatives of Occupy Central and Scholarism will not take part in the meeting.  

The talks come almost two weeks after Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor cancelled talks with students, arguing that the government felt they would not lead to a constructive outcome.

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has insisted that the talks with the students had to be based on the Basic Law and the decision by the National People's Congress Standing Committee.

The first round of talks are set to begin at 6pm. The government will give a five minute-long opening statement, following by the students' statement. They will then debate for 90 minutes. At the end, each side will present a 10-minute concluding statement.

Government representatives: 

Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor
Lam, a trained sociologist and long-time civil servant, has served as Chief Secretary for Administration, Hong Kong's second-highest ranking official, since 2012.
Chief Secretary Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor at a press conference earlier this month. Photo: Edward Wong
Rimsky Yuen Kwok-keung
Yuen, a former barrister, served as the chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, before he became secretary of justice in the Leung administration in 2012.
Rimsky Yuen at a press conference on electoral reform in September. Photo: Dickson Lee
Raymond Tam Chi-yuen
Tam, a trained engineer, is a long-time civil servant. He became under-secretary of constitutional affairs in 2008 and rose to the position of secretary for the portfolio in 2011.
Raymond Tam Chi-yuen speaks at a Legislative Council meeting on Occupy Central on October 15. Photo: Dickson Lee
Lau Kong-wah
A Beijing-friendly heavyweight who lost in the Legislative Council election in 2012, has served as undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs since December that year.
Lau Kong-wah at a news conference at Hong Kong University in Hong Kong on October 6. Photo: Bloomberg
Edward Yau Tang-wah
The long-time secretary for the environment became Director of the Chief Executive's Office in 2012.
Edward Yau at a Legco session in 2012. Photo: David Wong

The mediator: 

Leonard Cheng Kwok-hon

The adviser to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's election campaign, was a University of Science and Technology economics professor before he became chairman of Lingnan University last year. 

Student representatives:

Alex Chow Yong-kang

The secretary-general of the Federation of Students majors in comparative literature and sociology at the University of Hong Kong.

Student leaders Alex Chow speak to the press at a protest outside the central government offices in Hong Kong on October 16. Photo: AFP

Lester Shum

Shum is the Federation of Students' deputy secretary-general. He is a third-year student at the Department of Government and Public Administration at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 

Lester Shum talks to a reporter next to the central government offices on October 8. Photo: AFP

Eason Chung Yiu-wah

Chung majors in government and public administration at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he previously served as student union president. 

Eason Chung (right) talk to the press in Admiralty on October 8. Photo: David Wong

Yvonne Leung Lai-kwok

Leung is the president of the University of Hong Kong students' union and a third-year social sciences student there. She is pursuing a degree in Government & Laws. 

Yvonne Leung Lai-kwok outside the Central Government Offices in Tamar on October 9. Photo: Dickson Lee

Nathan Law Kwun-chung

Law is an undergraduate student at Lingnan University, where he is also the acting president of the student union.

Nathan Law (right) at a press conference on October 7. Photo: KY Cheng

 

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