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Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society Limited vs "Yes I Can" Education Fund Limited

Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society Limited香港業餘電台聯會有限公司
"Yes I Can" Education Fund Limited「我都得」教育基金有限公司

Key details

Effective date
22 March 2012
7 September 2012
Charity number
16/44583

About

Description
The Hong Kong Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (HARTS), having the history of over 90 years, being a Society for Amateur Radio hams, is the only MemberSociety of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) in Hong Kong. HARTS devotedly promotes Amateur Radio activities and serves the ham community by installing and maintaining beacon and repeaters. HARTS VHF/UHF repeaters are located at Tai Mo Shan, Tate Cairn, Victoria Peak, Tin Shui Wai and Sai Kung. Representatives from HARTS try every effort to protect the right and interest of hams. We collate views and comments to the Office of the Communications Authority and maintain harmonious relationship with other radio societies, local and overseas as well. The goals of “HARTS” are as follows: (a) To promote the science and practice of amateur radio communication and to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas related to same; (b) To consult and negotiate with or otherwise persuade all relevant governmental and international authorities to create and maintain a regulatory environment conducive to the practice and growth of amateur radio in Hong Kong and elsewhere; (c) To hold regular meetings for the discussion of “HARTS” business and of developments in amateur radio and related fields; (d) To maintain membership in and liaison with the international Amateur Radio Union, as the sole representative of amateur radio in Hong Kong; (e) To establish and maintain bilateral relations with national societies outside Hong Kong as may be advisable to further the other goals of “HARTS”; (f) To solicit the affiliation with “HARTS” representations to government; (g) To maintain and operate amateur radio voice repeaters, date repeaters, propagation beacons, or any other type of amateur radio communication station or facility deemed necessary or advisable by the Executive Committee; (h) To administer, under agreement with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, examinations for the amateur radio license in Hong Kong; and, (i) To provide emergency radio network to facilitate rescue of human life and property in case of natural disaster or other calamity to the community of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or/and any other territory as determined by the Executive Committee; and (j) To provide radio network to any charitable or non-profit making organization with the overall objective of serving the community of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, or/and any other territory as determined by the Executive Committee; (k) To operate an incoming and outgoing QSL card bureau for the use of “HARTS” members and other Hong Kong amateur operators as determined by the Executive Committee.
"Yes I Can" Education Fund Limited is a charity dedicated to empowering underprivileged youth through transformative overseas experiences. The organisation provides scholarships for students to participate in a one-year high school exchange program in the United States. This opportunity is designed to broaden their horizons, inspire them to see a future full of possibilities, and help them break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. The fund operates on the belief that when young people can see a future, they will not give up on themselves.

Contact

Address
G.P.O. Box 541, Hong Kong.
A402 Tai Po Garden N. T., Hong Kong

Status

Subvented
No
No
IRD verified
Subsidiary
No
No
Crowdfunding

Categories

Target beneficiaries

Governance & transparency

Annual report on website
No
No
Financial audits on website
No
No
Board of directors on website
Yes
Yes

Sustainable Development Goals

SDGs
SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG4: Quality Education

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