Hongkongers in Britain (HKB) and 8 national/ regional VCSEs have launched Mission PERM, providing UK-wide support for BN(O) integration in line with the UK government's four national objectives of welcoming Hongkongers.

The project's strategic focus is on key pillars of integration during the initiate settlement. 

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The mission aims for

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• encouraging Participation in local community life,

• facilitating Employment,

• building community Relationships, and

• safeguarding Mental health/wellbeing

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Funded by (UK government's press release)

Consortium Partners:

• Hackney Chinese Community Services (London)

• Trafford Hongkongers CIC (Greater Manchester)

• Groundwork (England)

• New Creation (Scotland)

• Northern Ireland Council for Racial Equality (Northern Ireland)

• Hong Kong Assistance and Resettlement Community (UK-wide)

• Renaisi (UK-wide) 

Work Progress Summary

Jan - Jun 2022 (1st phase)

Delivery Partners

Groundwork are partnering with Hongkongers in Britain to deliver community activities for newly arrived Hongkongers in the UK. Groundwork are offering a programme of bi-weekly activities across three regions – London, Bristol and West Midlands. These activities are designed to welcome Hongkongers to their local area, supporting the settling in process and community building.

Groundwork West Midlands

Groundwork West Midlands is delivering community activities for HongKongers in and around Birmingham, to support them in developing their confidence and building connections in their local community. These sessions will take place every 2 weeks and will include activities such as communal green space projects, wellbeing workshops and family play sessions.

For more information and to sign up, please contact Sami Shaw at Samantha.shaw@groundwork.org.uk

Groundwork London

Groundwork London is offering a community programme for Hongkongers newly arrived in London. We will be running outings every two weeks that help people experience some of what London has to offer including: cultural activities, green spaces and community initiatives. These sessions will be opportunities to get to know people and places around London and help grow confidence moving about the city.

For more information and to sign up, please contact Steffi Acar at Steffi.acar@groundwork.org.uk

Groundwork South in Bristol

Groundwork South in Bristol are collaborating with Hongkongers in Britain to deliver a community and culture based project to new Hongkongers arriving in the city and surrounding area. We will be running sessions every two weeks across the city to help you get to know the area through outdoor activities in green spaces, gardening, craft sessions, cooking and community initiatives. We aim for these sessions to give the opportunity to get to know others in the community, integrate into the local area and grow confidence exploring this wonderful city.

For more information and to sign up, please contact Anne Conde at anne.conde@groundwork.org.uk

Contact Groundwork:

For more information about the project as a whole, please contact Groundwork via email at beatrice.liese@groundwork.org.uk or call/WhatsApp on: +44 7889 755 112

Renaisi is partnering with Hongkongers in Britain to deliver employment support services for newly arrived Hongkongers in the UK.  

Renaisi is offering online employability workshops and one-to-one appointments.  

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For registrations, please visit Eventbrite.co.uk in the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/hongkongers-in-britain-employment-support-179999

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The themes of the workshops include: 

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• Identifying barriers to employment 

• Understanding basic greetings, social skills, norms and taboos in the UK 

• Setting SMART goals for job searching 

• Transferable skills 

• Writing high quality CVs 

• Job applications and personal statements 

• Interviewing techniques

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For enquires, please contact HKB's Employment Team:

• Alex MAK: alex.mak@hongkongers.org.uk

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For more information about employment in the UK, please visit our dedicated website here.

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Contact List

Organisational Cooperation and Media enquires:

• hongkongersinbritain@protonmail.com

General enquires about daily issues of settlement in the UK:

• hkbcasework@protonmail.com

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HKB's mental peer support please register at

• www.hongkongers.org.uk/mental-and-career-coaching

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Mental peer support and offloading service via 1-2-1 chat sessions on webchat, telephone, text or in-person

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• Instant Message Mental Peer Support Line:

  • Telegram: @hkb_mental_peer_support

  • or via +44 (0) 7936 998 707 on Signal, WhatsApp or Telegram

  • Working Hours:
    Tuesday, Thursday (10am-2pm & 6pm-10pm)
    Saturday (10am-6pm)

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• In-person Mental Peer Support Chat Session:​

  • Book in advance on Telegram: @hkb_mental_peer_support​

  • Address: 1 Coral Street, Waterloo, London SE1 7BE
    (only by appointment)

  • Working Hours: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm every Saturday

HKB's employment support and advice please go to

• Alex MAK   alex.mak@hongkongers.org.uk

• For more information about employment in the UK, please visit our dedicated website here.

• If you arrived or intend to live in Scotland and would like to receive information about personal development, please sign up this form and our delivery partner, New Creation, will contact you shortly.

• If you arrived or intend to live in the UK and would like to develop your career in the UK upon support from our deliver partner, Renaisi, please register our employment workshops at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/hongkongers-in-britain-employment-support-179999. One-to-one employment coaching sessions may also be offered by Renaisi if space is available. For inquiries, please contact Alex Mak at alex.mak@hongkongers.org.uk for further information.

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Social events cooperation please go to HKB's Outreach Team:

Outreach Coordinator(s) in your region/devolved nation:      

Regional Outreach Coordinator (Greater London)        

• Carmen LAU   carmen.lau@hongkongers.org.uk

• Wilber LEE   wilber.lee@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Regional Outreach Coordinator (Yorkshire and Humber)         

• Lai Ming HUI   lai.ming.hui@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Regional Outreach Coordinator (Northwest England)         

• Iris LEE   iris.lee@hongkongers.org.uk

• Nick LAM   lammingyatuk@gmail.com (secondment)

        
Regional Outreach Coordinator (Northeast England)         

• Adrian LEUNG   adrian.leung@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Regional Outreach Coordinator (Southeast England)         

• Lowell WOO   lowell.woo@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Regional Outreach Coordinator (Southwest England)         

• Lareina TAM   lareina.tam@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Regional Outreach Coordinator (West Midlands)         

• Man Chun YAU   man.chun.yau@hongkongers.org.uk

• Rick HUI   huiyuiyu@gmail.com (secondment)

        
Regional Outreach Coordinator (East Midlands)          

• Franco CHEUNG   franco.cheung@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Regional Outreach Coordinator (East of England)          

• Irene WONG   irene.wong@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Outreach Coordinator (Wales)         

• Valerie WONG   valerie.wong@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Outreach Coordinator (Scotland)         

• Timothy CHEUNG   timothy.cheung@hongkongers.org.uk

        
Outreach Coordinator (Northern Ireland)         

• Billy KWAN   billy.kwan@hongkongers.org.uk

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* In HKB's Outreach Team, Wilber LEE, Franco CHEUNG, Carmen LAU, Man Chun YAU, Rick HUI, Irene WONG, Valerie WONG, and Nick LAM are former District Councillors of Hong Kong.
* Lai Ming HUI is a former director of the Hong Kong Social Workers’ General Union. (HKSWGU)

JUN-JUL 2022

May 2022