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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 , 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.

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  • Kaifong associations (en)
  • 街坊福利會 (zh)
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  • 街坊福利會(Kaifong Welfare Association)是香港传统的互助组织,自1949年开始在香港出现,由当时的民政处协助下建立,初期街坊福利會為街坊及當區居民提供贈醫贈藥、施棺派米、贈衣義學及免費留產等有關濟貧之福利工作,現在街坊福利會則主要舉行各式文娛活動,提供場地及服務於區內老幼及青少年,及協助政府推行各項公益措施。 (zh)
  • 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 , 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. (en)
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  • 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 , 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 in 1969, the importance of kaifong associations declined. Nevertheless, many kaifong associations remain active today. (en)
  • 街坊福利會(Kaifong Welfare Association)是香港传统的互助组织,自1949年开始在香港出现,由当时的民政处协助下建立,初期街坊福利會為街坊及當區居民提供贈醫贈藥、施棺派米、贈衣義學及免費留產等有關濟貧之福利工作,現在街坊福利會則主要舉行各式文娛活動,提供場地及服務於區內老幼及青少年,及協助政府推行各項公益措施。 (zh)
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