Scout Association of Hong Kong
The Scout Association of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港童軍總會) is the overall Scouting organization in Hong Kong. Scout training was first introduced to some boys in Hong Kong in 1910; the First Hong Kong Boy Scout Troop, affiliated with the St. Joseph's College, was founded in 1913, and registered with the Boy Scouts Association in Britain in 1914; and the Hong Kong Boy Scouts Association, a local association of the British Boy Scouts Association, was launched in 1915. The Hong Kong branch became an autonomous association and the 111th member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1977.
In 2008, the association had 95,877 uniformed members, with approximately 2700 Scout groups in the sections Grasshopper Scouts, Cubs, Scouts, Venture and Rover Scouts, making it the largest uniformed youth organisation in Hong Kong. The headquarters at the Hong Kong Scout Centre (香港童軍中心) in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon host the administration, headed by the Hong Kong Chief Commissioner (香港總監).
The association runs campsites, including Gilwell Campsite (基維爾營地), Tai Tam Scout Centre (大潭童軍中心) and Tung Tsz Scout Centre (洞梓童軍中心), as well as hostels and Scout Activity Centres. It annually organises the traditional Scout Rally, providing Scout competitions and activities. For specific anniversaries, themed jamborees have been organised.
Brief history of Hong Kong Scout Movement
| 1913 | Scouting in Hong Kong official registered at the scout Association Great Britain, as the scout Association Hong Kong branch. |
| 1951 | Establishment of three Scouting regions - Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Territories. |
| 1957 | First Colony Jamboree. |
| 1961 | Golden anniversary camp. |
| 1966 | 50 year anniversary of Cub Scout in Hong Kong. |
| 1971 | Diamond Juilee of Scouting in Hong Kong. |
| 1973 | Mr. K.C. Ma apponited as Colony Commissioner. |
| 1976 | Establishment of East Kowloon Region. |
| 1977 | Establishment of the 34 Scout District. |
| 1977 | Hong Kong Scout Movement officially recognised as a member of the World Scout Association. |
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