British Future and the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Krish Kandiah, OBE as Chair of the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers

British Future and the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Krish Kandiah, OBE as Chair of the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers.

Krish is experienced in refugee resettlement, child welfare reform, educational innovation and civil society mobilisation. He is the founder of The Sanctuary Foundation, a charity supporting refugees to find welcome, work and worthwhile housing in the UK. And he has led the charge on mobilising civil society groups and churches as they have supported recent arrivals from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Sudan.

Krish said,

“I’m delighted to be taking up the role of Chair of the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers. Even since the BN(O) scheme was launched I’ve been part of grassroots efforts to help Hong Kongers successfully settle and integrate here in the UK. I have seen first-hand the Committee's brilliant work bringing welcoming organisations together. I am looking forward to continuing in this vein as we share and develop research, resources and good practice that will benefit both Hong Kongers and our country."

The Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers helps to coordinate the UK’s welcoming efforts across civil society, communities, business, education and government. It conducts research to inform policy and shares best practice around the integration of Hong Kongers. It also supports welcoming organisations working to help new arrivals from Hong Kong to settle and integrate in the UK.

The Welcoming Committee, housed at the charity British Future, is one of the national VCSE grant recipients for the Hong Kong BN(O) Welcome Programme, administered by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.