Scouting Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

was begun by The

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in 1909. There is also a record of Chums Scouts and the

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in Hong Kong. Later, the St. Joseph's College Scouts were formed in 1913 and registered with

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of the

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in 1914 as its 1st Hong Kong Troop. The Boy Scouts Association's Hong Kong Branch was formed in 1915 and after 1967 was renamed The Scout Association, Hong Kong Branch. In 1977,

The Scout Association of Hong Kong The Scout Association of Hong Kong is the largest scouting organisation in Hong Kong. Scout training was first introduced in Hong Kong in 1909 and 1910 by the Protestant based Boys' Brigade, Chums Scout Patrols and British Boy Scouts. The Catho ...

was formed. The Scout and

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movement in Hong Kong is currently served by *

Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Hong Kong Girl Guides Association () is the sole Guide organisation in Hong Kong. It was formally established in 1919 though the first Girl Guides Company was formed in 1916. The association became a full member of the World Association of Girl G ...

, member of the

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, member of the

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has 96,682 Scouts, and The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association has 55,145

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International Scouting units in Hong Kong

*There are an American Cub Scout pack and Boy Scout troops in Hong Kong, linked to the

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branch of the

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, which supports units around the world. *

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, served by USAGSO headquarters *

Scouts Canada Scouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association providing programs for young people, aged 5 to 26, with the stated aim "to help develop well rounded youth, better prepared for success in the world". Scouts Canada, in affiliation with the Frenc ...

has a group in Hong Kong

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International Scouting units in Hong Kong

See also

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