About Us

What is Creative Commons Hong Kong?

Creative Commons Hong Kong (CCHK) works with Creative Commons International to localize and promote the use of Creative Commons licenses in Hong Kong.

We support the development and promotion of free tools that enable people to easily mark their creative work so that it can be shared legally by others.

Creative Commons (CC) is a new international system of intellectual property rights management through which creators who choose to do so can change their copyright terms from “all rights reserved” to “some rights reserved.”

Our goal is to serve Hong Kong’s diverse creative talents and enhance the development of knowledge industries in Hong Kong.

By promoting CC through education, advocacy, technical support, and community participation, we aim to educate Hong Kong citizens about copyright law more broadly, as one legal option that coexists alongside other options.

Citizen journalists or photographers, artists or DJs, teachers, students or animation fans - everyone can use CC to legally share and enjoy the creations of fellow Hong Kong citizens.

We believe that widespread use of CC can help to enhance respect for all forms of copyright. We also believe that nourishing free culture and legal sharing can greatly enhance our educational environment, as well as boost Hong Kong’s capacity for innovation and creativity.

About Us

Creative Commons Hong Kong (CCHK) is hosted by the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, the University of Hong Kong.

Public Lead: Prof. Yuen-Ying Chan, Director & Professor, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, the University of Hong Kong and Mr. Pindar Wong, Former Vice Chairman of ICANN.

Legal Leads:
Dr. Yahong Li, Associate Professor, and Ms. Alice Lee , Associate Professor, of the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law.

Executive Preparatory Committee:

  • Pindar Wong (Chairman), Former Vice Chairman of ICANN
  • Peter Ma (Programe Officer – CCHK Launch)
  • Ben Cheng (Community Coordinator)
  • Oiwan Lam, InMedia Hong Kong and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor
  • Chitat Chan, Assistant Project Manager (Curriculum Development), Centre for Research in Interdisciplinary and Liberal Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
  • Charles Mok, Chair of Internet Society-Hong Kong
  • Jack Qiu, Assistant Professor of the School of Journalism & Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Many other community members deserve credit for helping with the launch. They include:

  • Ryanne Lai
  • Sam Hau
  • Hei Ching Chan
  • Rob Rogoyski
  • Jerry Hua
  • Jeromy-Yu Chan
  • Haggen So

Legal Code

Here are the legal code of the size licenses provided by Creative Commons Hong Kong︰