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Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong
3. oktober 2018
Location of Hong Kong within China
LocationHongkong
Country codeHKG
Legal statusNon-profit org
Founding date9. februar 2017
Approval date28. september 2018 [1]
Official language(s)kantonesisk, engelsk
Other language(s)kinesisk, japansk
AffiliationsESEAP
FacebookWikimediaUGHK




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.

Aktiviteter

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
  • 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.

Contacting person (in alphabetical order)
Contacts for: User/Person Responsible / In Charge
Tutorials, Editathons and Meetups 1233 eller SCP-2000
User Group Chat (Telegram) Access 1233, Borschts eller SCP-2000
Media Inquiries 1233

Directors

The directors for current reporting period (RP 2024/2025 and 2025/2026) are:

Medlemmer

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

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