Background
Before 1997, it was named the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (皇家防止虐待禽畜會). The SPCA (HK) is a registered Hong Kong charity whose remit is not only actively to pursue the cause of animal welfare primarily in Hong Kong but also in the rest of China and the region.
It is the first charity in Hong Kong which deals with animal welfare. It was founded by a group of volunteers in 1903 and re-established with the Governor Reginald Edward Stubbs as President and Patron in 1921. It then became an active organization in Hong Kong. The Society is run by an Executive Committee elected by members who provide veterinary services and fund-raising programmes in order to support the organization economically.
In 1995, members of RSPCA vote at Annual General Meeting to drop the prefix "Royal" from the Society's name and becomes the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong) (SPCA (HK)), with effect from 1 January 1997. The current President of The SPCA (HK) is the former TVB actress, Gigi Fu (傅明憲). The Patron of the Society is the wife of Chief Executive Donald Tsang(曾蔭權), Mrs. Selina Tsang(曾鮑笑薇).
The SPCA (HK)'s headquarter is located in Wanchai at Hong Kong Island. Other SPCA (HK) centres are located in Pok Fu Lam, Ho Man Tin, Mong Kok, Sai Kung, Cheung Chau, Mui Wo and Hang Hau to provide veterinary and homing services for animals in need.
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