Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong

Not to be confused with the Wikimedia Hong Kong.

Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong
October 3, 2018
Location of Hong Kong within China
LocationHong Kong
Country codeHKG
Legal statusNon-profit org
Founding dateFebruary 9, 2017
Approval dateSeptember 28, 2018 [1]
Official language(s)Cantonese, English
Other language(s)Chinese, Japanese
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 edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

There is no single person in charge.

Contacting person
Contacts for: User/Person Responsible / In Charge
Tutorials, Editathons and Meetups 無聊龍 or だ*ぜ
User Group Chat (Telegram) Access 無聊龍, WhisperToMe or だ*ぜ
Media Inquiries だ*ぜ

Directors edit

The seats for the Board of Directors stay vacuum.

Former Directors for reporting period (RP 2021/2022 and 2022/2023) are:

Members edit

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.
  1. User:春卷柯南
  2. User:Billytanghh
  3. User:Jarl Sverre
  4. User:Richard923888
  5. User:Citobun
  6. User:Hayman30
  7. User:Jc86035
  8. User:Altercari
  9. User:ネイ
  10. User:WhisperToMe
  11. User:1233
  12. User:Manchiu
  13. User:Smallpei (User:CCP2017)
  14. User:AT
  15. User:Wongan4614
  16. User:Wong128hk
  17. User:Roy17
  18. User:Jonashtand
  19. User:AINH
  20. User:Anson.
  21. User:Jessicat830
  22. User:Gary.sempai
  23. User:筆和擦膠必有用
  24. User:だ*ぜ
  25. User:無聊龍
  26. User:Oshawott 12
  27. User:Kdm852
  28. User:TYC
  29. User:Streetdeck
  30. User:Wahaha356
  31. User:Flamelai
  32. User:Yolopertz
  33. User:Cmsth11126a02
  34. User:Temp3600
  35. User:LuciferianThomas
  36. User:Ghrenghren
  37. User:Borschts
  38. User:SCP-2000

Support Us edit

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 edit

 

Footnote edit