HKGGA Special Announcement on Activity Arrangements (As at 29 Oct 2020)

In response to the members’ keen demand for restoring Guiding activities, the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association will update the activity arrangements under various considerations. Regarding to the volatile epidemic situation, we urge our members to work together to strictly follow the prevention measures while participating in the coming face-to-face or online unit meetings/ activities/ meetings/ training. The following activity arrangements will be implemented with immediate effect:

1. ALL face-to-race unit meetings/ activities, Happy Bees’ unit meetings/ activities, Golden Guides’ unit meetings/ activities, or activities and trainings organized by Headquarters, Division, District, Regional and District Association can be resumed if the responsible commissioner have fully assessed the risks (including the venue facilities, the anti-epidemic awareness of the responsible Guider, the ratio of staff-to-participants, the leadership ability of the Guider, the nature of the activity or the epidemic situation, etc.) and received approval from respective Deputy Chief Commissioner/ Assistant Chief Commissioner.

Approved unit meetings / activities must comply with the requirements stipulated under Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulation (Cap.599G) (Appendix 2). Among both, video conferencing remains the prior recommendation for unit meetings / activities.

2. School units, which unit meetings are located in schools, may resume unit meetings under the instructions of respective schools and should strictly adhere to the requirements stipulated under the guidelines on arrangements on assemblies/activities of the school and Education Bureau. 

3. Golden Guide Groups, which unit meetings are located in Elderly Centre/Elderly Home, may resume unit meetings under the instructions of respective Elderly Centre/Elderly Home and should strictly adhere to the requirements stipulated under the guidelines on arrangements on assemblies/activities of the Elderly Centre / Elderly Home and Social Welfare Department.

4. Adult members should obtain the approval from respective Deputy Chief Commissioner when arranging face-to-face meeting. The meeting only allows adult members to participate, and should comply with the requirements stipulated under Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulation (Cap.599G) and strictly adhere to the Guidelines of the Association (Appendix 1). The meetings/ trainings are recommended to offer both video-conferencing or face-to-face options for the participants.  

We will review the situation from time to time. Updated measures and arrangements will be posted on the Association’s website and Facebook page.