Rainbow of Hong Kong
Formation1 December 1991 (1991-12-01)
TypeCharitable non-profit
PurposePromoting LGBT rights in Hong Kong
HeadquartersHong Kong
Key people
Jimmy Sham, Raymond Lai, Tian Feng, Tommy Tsai
Websitewww.rainbowhk.org

Rainbow of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港彩虹; Jyutping: Hoeng1gong2 Coi2hung4) is a non-profit organisation advocating for LGBT rights in Hong Kong. It was founded on 1 December 1991 and registered as a charity in 2011.[1]

History

Rainbow of Hong Kong was originally based in Mong Kok, but after one year of operation it moved its headquarters due to financial problems.[2] Until 2007, the organisation received funding from the AIDS Trust Fund Council in the suburb of Jordan, with much of the money going towards the development of Hong Kong's first social services centre for members of the LGBT community, which opened on 30 July 2007. The centre provides counselling, volunteer training, and LGBT awareness classes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 高蕙芹 (March 2005). "彩虹戰士踏政治舞台 張錦雄" (in Cantonese). 大學線月刊. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "香港彩虹：同志，抗争，证存在" (in Cantonese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Hui, Polly (30 July 2007). "Social services centre for homosexuals opens". South China Morning Post. p. 3


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