The Society for Community Organization (SoCO) (Chinese: 香港社區組織協會) is a non-governmental and human rights advocacy group in Hong Kong. The group was founded in 1971 by church members. It is also financially supported by donations from various churches, overseas funding, the Community Chest and individuals. The group has organised community social actions and civic education programmes to encourage political participation by the public.
The SoCO emerged from the Yaumatei resettlement movement in 1971–72, when the social workers campaigned for resettling the boat people in the Yaumatei typhoon shelter residents in affordable public housing. The Maryknolls and the staff of the Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee (HKCIC) came together and founded the SoCO in 1971 to work toward addressing local, grassroots concerns by building communities and community involvement in some of Hong Kong's poorest and most industrial neighbourhoods.[1]
society, community, organization, soco, chinese, 香港社區組織協會, governmental, human, rights, advocacy, group, hong, kong, group, founded, 1971, church, members, also, financially, supported, donations, from, various, churches, overseas, funding, community, chest, i. The Society for Community Organization SoCO Chinese 香港社區組織協會 is a non governmental and human rights advocacy group in Hong Kong The group was founded in 1971 by church members It is also financially supported by donations from various churches overseas funding the Community Chest and individuals The group has organised community social actions and civic education programmes to encourage political participation by the public Society for Community Organization香港社區組織協會AbbreviationSoCOFormation1972Headquarters3 F 52 Princess Margaret Road Ho Man Tin KowloonLocationHong KongWebsiteOfficial website Society for Community OrganizationTraditional Chinese香港社區組織協會TranscriptionsYue CantoneseYale RomanizationHeung gong seh keui jou jik hip wuiJyutpingHeong1 gong2 se4 keoi1 zou2 zik1 hip3 wui4 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe SoCO emerged from the Yaumatei resettlement movement in 1971 72 when the social workers campaigned for resettling the boat people in the Yaumatei typhoon shelter residents in affordable public housing The Maryknolls and the staff of the Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee HKCIC came together and founded the SoCO in 1971 to work toward addressing local grassroots concerns by building communities and community involvement in some of Hong Kong s poorest and most industrial neighbourhoods 1 See also editHuman rights in Hong KongReferences edit Butenhoff Linda 1999 Social Movements and Political Reform in Hong Kong Greenwood Publishing Group pp 25 6 External links editOfficial website nbsp This Hong Kong politics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a political organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Society for Community Organization amp oldid 1117237835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
