Main page appearance Hello This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on December 13 2010 You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia Today s featured article December 13 2010 If you think it is necessary to change the main date you can request it with the featured article director If the previous blurb needs tweaking you might change it following the instructions of the suggested formatting If this article needs any attention or maintenance it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn t look bad D Thanks Happy Holidays The Scout Association of Hong Kong is the overall Scouting organization in Hong Kong After the first Scouting initiatives in 1909 the Hong Kong branch of The Boy Scout Association of the United Kingdom started in 1914 by registering the St Joseph s College Scout Group and was formally established in July 1915 The Hong Kong branch became an autonomous association and the 111th member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1977 In 2008 the association had 99 591 uniformed members with approximately 2700 Scout groups in the sections Grasshopper Cubs Scouts Venture and Rover Scouts making it the largest uniformed youth organisation in Hong Kong The headquarters at the Hong Kong Scout Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon host the administration headed by the Hong Kong Chief Commissioner The association runs campsites including Gilwell Campsite Tai Tam Scout Centre and Tung Tsz Scout Centre as well as hostels and Scout Activity Centres It annually organises the traditional Scout Rally providing Scout competitions and activities For specific anniversaries themed Scout Jamborees have been organised more