About us

From Wikimedia Hong Kong, the Local Wikimedia Chapter in Hong Kong

香港維基媒體協會(WMHK)是維基媒體基金會在香港特別行政區境內的地方分會。

成立本地維基人組織的倡議，最早出現在香港維基人籌辦2006中文維基年會期間。年會過後，有助籌辦年會的大部分維基人義工，組成協會的籌備委員會。香港維基媒體協會終在2007年7月14日成立。同年9月18日根據《公司條例》(香港法例第32章)註冊成為無股本的擔保有限公司。2008年3月1日，維基媒體基金會通過相關決議，正式承認香港維基媒體協會為旗下地方分會。

Wikimedia Hong Kong (WMHK) is the local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which is a local charitable institution exempt from tax under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. It aims to promote a correct usage of the Wikimedia Projects, at the same time draw more free contents to the Projects. Promote free culture along with local counterparts is another important vision. The Chapter had host several events, like the annual anniversary conference, and some other member's activities.

The idea of founding such a chapter originated with local wikimedians as volunteers for Chinese Wikimedia Conference 2006. After the conference, most of volunteers formed a preliminary committee for the chapter. It eventually was founded on 14 July 2007, and was officially registered as a Company Limited by guarantee and not having a share capital, under Chapter 32 Company Ordinance of Hong Kong, on 18 September 2007. It was recognized by the Foundation on 1 March 2008.

We hold anniversary conferences to brainstorm our directions in the future annually, and we support counterparts in free cultural events in the city. Also we started several projects to galvanize support the local free culture, also to support the Wikimedia’s regional development in the Asia-Pacific region.  

使命和遠景 ※ Mission and Vision

香港維基媒體協會使命主要如下：

• 對外推廣維基媒體的應用
• 宣揚自由文化予香港的各界人士
• 鼓勵自由創作
• 提倡正當地使用知識產權
• 促進各類學術知識的交換和傳播

香港維基媒體協會將會同其他同類友好的互聯網自由文化團體，通過舉辦不同類型的活動，以達致上述使命。

The major aim of Wikimedia Hong Kong may be described as follows:

• To promote the use of Wikimedia Projects.
• To advocate Free culture to the general public in Hong Kong.
• To encourage the freedom of artistic and literary creations.
• To advocate the correct understanding in intellectual properties.
• To advocate the exchange and dissemination of academic knowledge.

Wikimedia Hong Kong will launch different kinds of activities and events on relevant topic, independently or collaborating with local endeavors, to achieve the aim above.

What have we done?

We kept an annual tradition of anniversary conference in the summer of every year, from July 2008, our first anniversary. We discuss issues on our development and further support for the free culture movement.

We support many free culture events of our counterparts, most notably the launch of Creative Commons Hong Kong (CCHK) in 2007. We also provide support by sending volunteer helpers or speakers to these events, like the Chinese Wikimedia Conference 2009, Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum 2010, CCHK’s Liberal Studies Creative Archive and Software Freedom Day.

如何加入？※ How to enroll?

而香港維基媒體協會目標會員是擁有香港居留權的維基媒體人。倘若你有意加入本會，請參閱會員召募頁面和《會員申請須知》。有任何其他查詢，歡迎電郵至wikimedia.hong.kong@gmail.com。

Wikimedia Hong Kong welcomes Wikimedians who are associated with Hong Kong either by birth, ancestry or residency. If you want to join us, please refer to our Recruitment page and Notes for Membership Applicants. You're also welcome to send your inquiries to wikimedia.hong.kong@gmail.com.