I am from Mainland China, we also do not have a official chapter, but I would like to support Hong Kong also.<div><br></div><div>The success of Hong Kong biding will improve the influence of Wikimedia-movement in the whole Chinese-speaking area.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Mingli<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 4:30 AM, Mardetanha <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:mardetanha.wiki@gmail.com" target="_blank">mardetanha.wiki@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">we don&#39;t yet own a official chapter in Iran, But I personally would like to support Hong Kong bid, <br>
Wish you guys all the best <br clear="all"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Mardetanha <br></font></span><div><div class="h5">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:yuyu@wikimedia.hk" target="_blank">yuyu@wikimedia.hk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">


I totally understand the getting any official endorsement is difficulties<div><br></div><div>so what our appeal is we would like to see some twitter and share from your personal account, if you support us :)</div><div><br>




</div><div>Thx anyway!<div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Butch Bustria <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:butch@wikimedia.org.ph" target="_blank">butch@wikimedia.org.ph</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>




<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hello HK Team,</div><div><br></div><div>The Philippine chapter has not provided an official endorsement (since most are neutral or split) . But everybody agrees that no one is opposing your bid. We made an informal survey on Facebook.</div>





<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>My personal preference is YES for Hong Kong since we could avail the air promos of Air Asia, Cebu Pacific and get cheap accommodations as well.</div><div><br></div><div>The close proximity would be an advantage for our chapter.</div>





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</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Halo all <div><br></div><div>As you all know that HK is among the finalists of the Wikimania 2013 bid with London</div>





<div><br></div><div>However, as the original announcement date already passed,</div><div>and there still no clue will be come out any day soon</div>

<div><br></div><div>so I am not sure more time will benefit the London Bid, as sort of &quot;buy-time&quot; affect</div><div><br></div><div>We, HK bidding will try to use this time to facilitate as much as possible to secure the bid</div>







<div><br></div><div>however, I also need your help to express the idea that there will be 6 years</div><div>that no single Wikimania in Asia-Pacific proper in 2013</div><div><br></div><div>So I wonder if you can<b> personally </b>tweet, facebook status about this matter,</div>







<div>and express your support to our bid.</div><div>(share our bidding page as well <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_bids/Hong_Kong" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2013_bids/Hong_Kong</a> )</div>







<div><br></div><div>(of course if any official or community account can express such support will be even better</div><div>Chapter&#39;s Letter of support is also welcomed)</div><div><br></div><div>please feel free to express your opinion on this</div>







<div>even you dislike this idea :)</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><div><br></div>-- <br>Jeromy-Yu &quot;Jerry&quot; Chan, ARAD<div>User:Yuyu | zh.wikipedia<br>Advisor, Wikimedia Hong Kong<br>ChapCom/ComCom, Wikimedia Foundation</div>





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