Number of volunteers 22,580 | Services Humanitarian Aid Founded 12 July 1950 | |
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Focus Protect human lifeCare for the health of the vulnerableRespect human dignity Origins Created as a branch of the British Red Cross Society Members 365 unifourm units with 22,580 members Type Nonprofit organization, Aid agency Similar International Red Cross and Red, American Red Cross, International Committee of the Re, International Federation of Red Cr, Red Cross Youth Profiles | ||
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The Hong Kong Red Cross (Chinese: 香港紅十字會) is the national Red Cross society of Hong Kong as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It was established officially on 12 July 1950 as a branch of the British Red Cross Society in Hong Kong. Since 1 July 1997, upon the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to the People's Republic of China, the Hong Kong Red Cross has changed its affiliation to become a special branch of the Red Cross Society of China, but remains autonomous from it.
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- History
- Patron and Office Bearers
- Volunteers
- Youth Units
- Divisional Headquarters
- Lists of Youth Units
- Activities
- Adult Volunteer Groups
- References
Unlike other Red Cross and Red Crescent societies worldwide, which are notable for their humanitarian effort, Hong Kong Red Cross is better known for blood transfusion in Hong Kong. This may be due to a few disasters threatening and political turmoils in the territory, also its long history of service from 1952. The blood transfusion service runs under the Hospital Authority.
In lack of need in relief services in the territory, the society runs a range of humanitarian services to care for the underprivileged, such as schooling for children in hospitals, organising voluntary services in the ageing communities, organising uniform groups for youths and adults, and conducting first aid courses. In the case of disasters in neighbouring regions, the society raises funding and sends relief forces. In occasional floods in eastern China, earthquakes in China, Indian Ocean tsunami, the staff and volunteers from the Hong Kong Red Cross attended. In the early height of incoming Vietnamese refugees, the society also set up services for them in 1980s.
History
Patron and Office Bearers
Volunteers
The society is largely managed by volunteers with some paid staff. For its development, the society organises both uniformed and non-uniformed units for volunteers of all ages. By age, the uniform groups are divided into:
Youth Units
Red Cross Youth Units, or RCY, as members of the International Red Cross Movement, aim at protecting life and health, serving the community and putting the spirit of Humanity in Action. These uniformed units are attached to secondary schools, youth centres and Hong Kong Red Cross Divisional Headquarters, and members are usually aged from 12 to 17.
The youth uniform units are notable in Hong Kong because of its widespread in secondary schools in the territory. The uniform units are educated with the spirit of Red Cross and the skills of first aid, drilling and others.
Divisional Headquarters
There are five Red Cross Divisional Headquarters located in different geographical position in Hong Kong. Two of them are located in New Terrorities, two of them in Kowloon and the rest in Hong Kong Island.
Head Office enacts a coordinator between all divisional headquarters.
Lists of Youth Units
Each headquarters hold a fraction of Youth Units. These lists are available in the intranet system of each headquarters.
Activities
The major events include:
Adult Volunteer Groups
Non-uniform units are named Adult Volunteer Groups. They are for members who commit less intensively, as they normally work regular day jobs as well.