Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong
- Whereas:
- Recognizing Wikimedia User Groups is the responsibility of the Affiliations Committee;
- Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong has submitted an application for recognition, which has been reviewed by the Affiliations Committee;
- The scope of the group, which can be found on their meta page, is "to raise awareness of the Wikimedia movement and free culture among Hong Kong citizens, to support Hong Kong Wikimedian communities in English, Chinese, Cantonese and other Wikimedia projects. 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."
- Application Review
- With regard to Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong's application for user group status and criteria:
- At least 3 active Wikimedia editors: CRITERION MET
- Focus advances Wikimedia: CRITERION MET
- Mission aligned with Wikimedia Foundation: CRITERION MET
- Compliance with naming guidelines and trademark policy: CRITERION MET
- Information about group published on a Wikimedia wiki: CRITERION MET
- Plans for activities or efforts to advance Wikimedia projects: CRITERION MET
- Allows new members: CRITERION MET
- Two designated contacts for Wikimedia Foundation: CRITERION MET
- It is the opinion of the Affiliations Committee that the group meets the requirements for Wikimedia User Group status.
- Therefore be it resolved that Wikimedia Community User Group Hong Kong is recognized as a Wikimedia User Group for a one-year, renewable period, effective on 28 September 2018.
References
Liaison's Signature
Per the Wikimedia user group approval process, this application has been approved on 28 September 2018 on behalf of the Affiliations Committee: