Scout Association of Hong Kong

Scout Association of Hong Kong
Chinese: 香港童軍總會
Headquarters	Hong Kong Scout Centre
Country	Hong Kong, China
Founded	1 May 1914; 110 years ago (1914-05-01) (As the Hong Kong Branch of the Boy Scouts Association) 26 April 1977; 47 years ago (1977-04-26) (as the Scout Association of Hong Kong)
Founder	The Scout Association of the United Kingdom
Membership	95,877
Chief Commissioner	Wilson Lai Wai-sang, IMSM (黎偉生) [1]
Affiliation	World Organization of the Scout Movement
Website http://www.scout.org.hk/eng/
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The Scout Association of Hong Kong is the largest scouting organisation in Hong Kong. Scout training was first introduced in Hong Kong by Rev Spink of St Andrew's Church, Kowloon in 1909 and 1910 by the Protestant based Boys' Brigade, Chums Scout Patrols and British Boy Scouts. The Catholic St. Joseph's College, formed its Boy Scout Troop in 1913, and registered with the Boy Scouts Association of the United Kingdom in 1914. The Boy Scouts Association formed its Hong Kong Local Association in July 1915 which became its Hong Kong Branch. After changes to the name of the United Kingdom organisation in 1967, the branch name was changed to The Scout Association Hong Kong Branch. In 1977, The Scout Association of Hong Kong was constituted as an autonomous association and successor to The Scout Association's Hong Kong Branch and became the 111th member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in 1977.

In 2008, the association had 95,877 uniformed members,^[2] 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.

The Scout movement is the largest uniform group in Hong Kong, consisting of more than 100,000 members.