• Source: Kaifong associations

    • Kaifong associations (Chinese: 街坊會) or kaifong welfare associations (Chinese: 街坊福利會) are traditional mutual aid organisations which emerged in Hong Kong after the Second World War. They were set up with the help of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, particularly the Society Welfare Council, of the British colonial government, which had the intention of developing non-governmental civil society for the purpose of promoting moderate politics among the general public. The term kaifong is a Cantonese romanisation of the Chinese 街坊, which means people living in the same neighbourhood, and kaifong associations mainly aim at serving the residents of specific neighbourhoods.
    The main purpose was to provide low cost or free services in areas such as education and health care for the many refugees from China. By 1958, there were twenty-one; by 1958, twenty-eight. After 1958, the government tried to use the kaifong associations to communicate with the local population. In 1960, kaifong associations extended their services to areas such as legal support or environmental protection.
    After the introduction of the District Offices in 1969, the importance of kaifong associations declined. Nevertheless, many kaifong associations remain active today.


    List



    Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association
    Chai Wan Resettlement Kaifong Welfare Association
    Cheung Sha Wan Kaifong Welfare Association
    Chuk Yuen Cottage Area Kaifong Welfare Advancement Committee
    Mongkok Kaifong Association
    Sham Shui Po Kaifong Welfare Advancement Association
    Tai Hang Sai Kaifong Welfare Association
    Tsim Sha Tsui Kaifong Welfare Association
    Wang Tau Hom Resettlement Kaifong Welfare Association
    Yaumati Kaifong Welfare Advancement Association


    See also


    Rural Representative elections


    References




    Further reading


    The Kaifong Associations and the Society of Hong Kong. Aline K. Wong (1972). Taipei: Orient Cultural Service. ISBN 0-89986-042-7.
    Society and Politics in Hong Kong. Lau Siu-kai (1982). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. ISBN 9622012817.

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