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Refugee Union was founded in 2014 with visions to safeguard protection claimants\u2019 rights and to ameliorate their prospects. Since our commencement of service, we have been working closely with our partners in community and have been organising diversified of programmes to actualise members\u2019 psychological and social well-being.<\/p>\n

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CALLING FOR AN URGENT INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Seeking asylum in Hong Kong, one of the world\u2019s costliest cities, is never an easy task for asylum seekers and refugees with limited financial assistance but without permission to self-sustain, while the current COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated our predicament. To express our concerns, we continued a series of advocacy with the support of professionals, volunteers and our passionate members.<\/p>\n

On March 5, we delivered a petition to Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive, on behalf of asylum seekers and refugees in Hong Kong to call for an urgent increase in the level of assistance to help us overcome huge challenges in such a difficult time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To raise public awareness, on March 24, we also launched a video clip in social media which has introduced our organisation and issues about asylum seekers and refugees in Hong Kong as follow:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/refugeeunionhk\/videos\/215713693010840\/<\/a><\/p>\n

We would like to express our gratitude to Dr. Julie Ham of the Department of Sociology at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and her Assistant Merina Sunuwar for their great efforts in producing this meaningful video.<\/p>\n

DONATIONS KEEPS GOING<\/strong><\/h5>\n

While most of our activities have been suspended due to the pandemic, donations keep going to cater for members\u2019 substantial needs. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Donors for sending us a wide range of items, including health care products and other utilities. We are grateful to have all of you lending us a helping hand when we are in need.<\/p>\n

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NEW PLATFORMS NOW AVAILABLE<\/strong><\/h5>\n

To facilitate the sharing of information, we are now on Twitter (@RefugeeUnion) and Instagram (@refugeeunion). Feel free to subscribe us for the updates. We are also thankful to have a group of talented university students helping us to set up a crowdfunding page at the link below:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/gogetfunding.com\/refugees-in-hong-kong-need-your-help\/?fbclid=IwAR0EyDzYwwZPzztqP2NROjdNtNoCspu_1X6wF1k9PNLolGMc_pxx8iK1MvI<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite in a difficult time, we serve with our initial heart as usual, sparing no pain to pursuing a better society with justice and fairness to everyone, regardless of who they are and where they are from. Stay tuned to our official website and social media pages for the updates, and feel free to contact us by visiting our office or sending us email at info@refugeeunion.org should you have any enquiry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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