Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong
Not to be confused with the Wikimedia Hong Kong.
| Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong | |
|---|---|
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 Location of Hong Kong within China | |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Country code | HKG |
| Legal status | Non-profit org |
| Founding date | February 9, 2017 |
| Approval date | September 28, 2018 [1] |
| Official language(s) | Cantonese, English |
| Other language(s) | Chinese, Japanese |
| Affiliations | ESEAP |
| WikimediaUGHK | |
Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong (WMHKG) is a Wikimedian user group covering the geographic region of Hong Kong. Affiliate status recognized by Affiliations Committee on 28 September 2018.
Residents of Hong Kong are welcome to join the user group. Non-locals can join also at this stage, but may subject to alterations of rights to participate in community matters. We also consider membership from people who are having connections with Hong Kong.
Mission
- To raise awareness of the Wikimedia movement and free knowledge culture among Hong Kong citizens.
- To support Hong Kong Wikimedian communities in contributing to the Wikimedia Movement, including but not limited to English, Chinese, Cantonese and other Wikimedia projects.
- To facilitate exchange of academic knowledge and cultural inheritance through Wikimedia projects in Hong Kong.
- To co-operate with Wikimedia Foundation and its affiliates, Wikimedian communities and other organisations to further goals of the Wikimedia movement and enrich the Wikimedia projects.
- To protect rights that the Wikimedia movement needs to provide existing services in Hong Kong.
Activities
- We have hosted (and supported) multiple events since our formation in February 2017. Since 1 January 2019, events which we engage in are categorized into the following categories
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- Meetups ( Main: Meetup/Hong Kong)
- Tutorials, Workshops and Editathons
- Seminars and Forums
- Education Projects (WikiEDU in Hong Kong)
- Others
Contacts
There is no single person in charge.
| Contacts for: | User/Person Responsible / In Charge |
|---|---|
| Tutorials, Editathons and Meetups | 1233 or SCP-2000 |
| User Group Chat (Telegram) Access | 1233, Borschts or SCP-2000 |
| Media Inquiries | 1233 or Borschts |
Directors
The directors for current reporting period (RP 2024/2025 and 2025/2026) are:
Members
All interested users should contact one director to apply for User Group membership. The board will then jointly review the application.
For interested users under 18, the application will go under extra review from active members of the User Group as to protect underage participants in Wikipedia.
Support Us
Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong currently does not accept donations in monetary form (or stock, etc.). Please donate directly to the Wikimedia Foundation through this link.
For other kinds of support, such as provision of venues and beverages during meetups, sponsoring user group activities, etc., please contact the Board directly. The list of directors can be found above.
Policies, reports, statements and resolutions
- 2018-10-04 - AffCom's resolution to recognise the Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong
- 2019-05-16 - User Group Resolution regarding the Fugitive Offenders Amendment Bill 2019 (Updated 2019-08-05)
- 2019-05-22 - Safe Space Policy
- 2019-08-26 - Board Election 2019
- 2019-10-08 - Statement regarding the usage of Emergency Regulations Ordinance
- 2020-05-30 - Statement regarding the implementation of National People's Congress Decision on Hong Kong National Security Legislation
- 2021-01-14 - Press Release: Wikipedia Celebrates its 20th Year of Collaborative Free Knowledge
- As to our Annual Reports, please refer to the sub-page of "Annual Reports" for more details.
- As to the WMHKG's resolutions, please refer to the sub-page "Resolutions" for more details.
Footnote
- ↑ "Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong by the Affiliations Committee.". Retrieved 4 October 2018.