The black-market labour racket and the middlemen making millions
Nov 23rd, 2015 | Crime, Immigration, Media | Comment
Democratic Party to raise issues at UN torture hearing
Nov 10th, 2015 | Government, Media, Rejection | Comment
TVB report “Asylum Angst”
Nov 3rd, 2015 | Advocacy, Crime, Government, Immigration, Media, Personal Experiences, Welfare | Comment
EL PAIS – Hong Kong (also) turns its back on refugees
Nov 2nd, 2015 | Housing, Immigration, Media, Racism, Welfare | Comment
Government investigates organised scam providing transport and fake papers for Indians to claim asylum
Oct 29th, 2015 | Crime, Immigration, Media | Comment
Homeless refugees and locals spend nights in McDonald’s
Oct 28th, 2015 | Housing, Media, VF Opinion, Welfare | Comment
Homeless refugees, both new-arrivals and veterans, frequently spend nights in McDonald’s especially during cold winter months. Prohibited from working and inadequately supported by the Social Welfare Department, a growing number of refugees are becoming homeless and sleeping in parks, passageways and under flyer-overs. McDonald restaurants are the only establishments that offer safety and comparable tranquility overnight. Similarly to impoverished residents, refugees huddle up on benches with their few belongings after midnight and return to the street at the crack of dawn, before their presence inconveniences breakfast customers. It is disgraceful that Hong Kong Government fails to support its poorest citizens and reduces refugees to dehumanizing destitution.
