Development Branch
Introduction
Development Branch is responsible for membership growth, group support and community service. Key duties include studying and formulating membership growth strategies, planning and implementing different projects for recruitment and retention of youth members and leaders, supporting Scout groups as well as encouraging youth members to get involved in community service so as to develop them to serve the society.
Office Hours
| Monday to Friday | : | 9:00am to 6:30pm |
| Saturday | : | 9:00am to 6:00pm |
| (Lunch Hour | : | 1:00pm to 2:00pm) |
| Sunday & Public Holiday | : | Closed |
Contact Information
Address: Room 1020, 10/F, Hong Kong Scout Centre, Austin Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone: (852) 2957 6377
Fax: (852) 3010 8502
Email: dev@scout.org.hk
Upcoming Events
Recruitment of Youth Members
The aim of the Scout Movement is to encourage the physical, intellectual, social, spiritual and aesthetic development of young people so that they may take a constructive place in the society. Our youth members, aged between the 4th birthday and the 26th birthday, are divided into 5 sections according to their age, namely Grasshopper Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venture Scouts and Rover Scouts.
Application to join a Cantonese speaking Scout group may be made via our online application platform, “Join Us”, which provides basic information of the Scout groups that are open for application. Alternatively, applicants may submit a paper application form. For English native speakers, they may apply for an English speaking Scout group online.
Application Form for Joining a Cantonese Scout Group (Chinese only)
Online Application to Join an English Scout Group (English only)
The Scout Enrollment Management System (SEMS) allows Scout Groups which are open to public to recruit new members by the “Join Us” online platform. Scout Groups which are open to public are welcome to apply for a SEMS account to make the recruitment process simple and efficient.
Leader Recruitment
Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above are welcome to join us as leaders to develop young people to become good citizens. “New Leaders Matching Scheme” arranges workshop to introduce basic information of the Scout Movement followed by matching of Scout groups. Interested individuals may submit the New Leader Application Form.
Group Support Online Platform
A one-stop platform which shares a wide range of resources online to support frontline leaders in running Scout groups and sections smoothly. The resources range from forms and templates of various documents commonly used by Scout groups, programme planning handbooks which offer ideas and tools for organizing activities for different sections to information of training courses and activities arranged by different units.
Community Service
Development Branch organizes various kinds of community service and activities every year for our Scout members to put the Scout Promise into action to help the others. The target groups in recent years included the elderly, disabled and children from low-income families. In addition, regular training activites are arranged to equip our social service team members with skills and knowledge, so as to be prepared for serving the community.
In collaboration with the government departments and other NGOs, Development Branch also coordinates for Scout members to take part in various large-scale community involvement projects including the “Youth Ambassador Against Internet Piracy Scheme” of Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, Cyber Security Campaign organized by Hong Kong Police Force as well as Sik Sik Yuen’s “Humanitarian Community Caring Project for the Elderly”.
To promulgate the family core values such as “communication & harmony” and “love & care”, a wide range of activities with the theme of “Happy Family” are arranged for Scout members and their families every year so as to foster their mutual understanding and enhance family harmony.
Foundation Fund for the Aged
Set up in 1999, Foundation Fund for the Aged encourages Scout units to organize service to convey our concerns and support to the elderly, and to advocate the culture of inter-generation harmony. It also aims to achieve the purpose of the Scout Movement by nurturing our youth members through their involvement in the organization of and participation in the services. Applications for funding are considered on a quarterly basis. For more information about the application procedure, scope and amount of subsidy, please refer to the circular of Foundation Fund for the Aged.