East Midlands of England (including Leicester and Nottingham)
Regional Migration Support:
Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) hub (East Midlands Councils)
British Future is an independent, non-partisan thinktank and registered charity, engaging people’s hopes and fears about integration and immigration, identity and race. It houses the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers.
Broxtowe Community Projects is establishing a community centre where BNO’s can receive a welcome, learn about their new home and access support with Learning English, finding friendship, social integration, and a programme of cultural, educational, pastoral and networking events.
Good Neighbour Church England helps HongKong BN(O)s on social and professional integration in settling the UK, including career workshops and English classes, as well as a range of children’s services. We also provide whole person and well-being development classes, for instance, mindfulness workshops and face-to-face advising.
Groundwork will work with Hongkongers, supporting them to integrate into their communities and access multiple services
Hong Kong Assistance and Resettlement Community is a registered charity setup before UK BN(O) visa scheme, with the core aim of assisting Hongkongers, whether they are BN(O) holders or asylum seekers, to have a soft landing once they arrived in the UK.
An independent international business organisation, committed to supporting, accelerating and connecting Hong Kong entrepreneurs and businesses through business services, professional service referrals incubation programme, trainings, company profiling and networking opportunities, while also promoting and safeguarding the interests of the Hong Kong entrepreneurial community in the UK.
Monitoring and researching situation in Hong Kong, political lobbying. Has a page on FAQs to do with the HK BN(O) visa route.
Hong Kong Well UK is serving the mental wellbeing/health of children and teenagers newly migrated to the UK from Hong Kong as well as their parents in their mother tongue. We are a registered Community Interest Company.
Offers comprehensive support via casework (signposting and referrals), mental health, employment, outreach and online/in-person events across the UK, with Mission PERM for BN(O)s and Project HAVEN for non-BN(O)s, including asylum seekers and refugees from Hong Kong.
Migrant Help aims to to provide Hong Kong BN(O)s with support and access to education, training, and employment opportunities to help people feel confident and prepared to settle into their new live in the UK. A dedicated team offers free advice and support focused on employability.
A UK-wide support and reporting service for East and Southeast Asian Community members who experience racism and/or other forms of hate.
The focus will be on welcoming and integrating new arrivals from Hong Kong in Derby and Nottingham. The project already has experienced personnel in place with knowledge and skills of working cross culturally, especially with BNOs.
Pathways to Work is a project for people seeking safety in the UK, who want to work on their career and education goals. We focus on aspirational employment and confidence building.
Offers Social activities integrated with the host church - picnics, bowling, museum visits, event excursions; Welcome Courses – these will include healthcare, taxation, law, democracy and British civil life; English Language Classes; Business networking & employability training
The Fusion Welcome Programme exists to welcome and integrate new arrivals from Hong Kong into our community locally in Broxtowe and into the wider Nottingham community. They run events for the whole family, as well as having specific support for each age group, from 12 – 18 year old residential and youth groups, to an elderly social club.
A strong network of hundreds of churches across the UK providing local, informal help to newcomers. Also runs a number of programmes promoting welcoming, inclusion, and well-being in different cities and online, as well as the Welcome Course.
Victoria Harbor Group is a community developer working to develop new communities for Hong Kong immigrants. We aim to develop sustainable, outward looking and global new communities designed around innovation and enterprise, branded as 21st Century New City.