Find out all the latest news about welcoming Hong Kongers across the UK
Better understanding of why Hong Kongers are coming to UK could help schools integrate new arrivals, finds new research
The new report ‘New in class: How schools can help children and families from Hong Kong to settle and integrate’ published today by the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers, finds that schools in England have played a positive role in the integration of children from Hong Kong.
Research update (March): Exploring Cultural Identity and Integration in UK Schools
This March, WC4HK held a third round of forums dedicated to issues in employment and education for Hong Kongers - and there are some powerful testimonials from the some participation on integration
Get to know your new neighbours with HK-POP (Hong Kong-POP)
K-POP has gained popularity amongst Hong Kongers. However, for many Hong Kongers (including myself), their favourite boy/girl groups would be those from Hong Kong, with the most popular probably being MIRROR, a Hong Kong boy group with 12 members. Let’s know more about HK-POP.
Hong Kongers and welcomers gather to mark 2 years of BN(O) visa scheme
Today, 31st January 2023, marks the two-year anniversary since the UK Government opened a new visa route for British National Overseas (BN(O)) citizens in Hong Kong to move to the UK to live, work, and study. Since then, over 140,000 Hong Kongers have arrived in the UK through this route.
Recently-arrived Hong Kongers and those helping them to settle and integrate in the UK gathered in London this week at an evening reception held by the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers.
Lunar New Year Culture of Hong Kongers
Lunar New Year (LNY) may not sound new to many people in Britain, where a diverse range of people from different cultures have been celebrating this festival each year. But the way in which this important festival is marked differs according to where people originate from. This blog explores how Hong Kongers celebrate LNY here, ahead of the first day of the LNY period on 22 January this year.
Research update (January)
This January, WC4HK held a second round of forums dedicated to issues in employment and education for Hong Kongers. Each forum was attended by a broad range of stakeholders, from Strategic Migration Partnerships to education charities and Welcoming organisations.
In work and at school in the UK - findings from WC4HK’s recent network meetings on employment and education
With Hong Kongers gradually moving to the UK since January 2021, much yet remains to be found out about how Hong Kongers are finding work, and how well their children are integrating into the UK school system. WC4HK has set up Employment and Education Networks with stakeholders from organisations across the UK.
Event report: Conservative Party Conference 2022
Report from our Conservative Party Conference fringe event, reflecting on the importance of public welcoming towards newcomers to the UK, and how welcoming policy can be co-ordinated to strengthen societal cohesion to the benefit of all.
We're Recruiting!
The Welcoming Committee are looking for three motivated individuals to join our team as we embark on the next stage of our project.
Report from the Welcoming Hong Kongers Annual Conference 2022
The first annual conference for those helping to welcome Hong Kongers, who have moved to the UK under the new British National (Overseas) visa scheme, took place in London this week.
The YouTubers helping explain Britain to new arrivals from Hong Kong
A new group of YouTube influencers are helping explain life in Britain to tens of thousands of Hong Kongers moving to Britain, according to new research published this week (4 July). Their videos are helping people make important life decisions on where to live, work and send their kids to school – as well as more fun topics like the best Chinese ready meals from UK supermarkets, as well as British customs, manners and places to go on holiday in the UK.
New research finds Hong Kongers feel welcomed in UK
A major new report published today finds that Hong Kongers coming to the UK on the new BN(O) visa scheme feel welcomed thanks to the solid foundations laid by the Welcoming programme – and examines how to build on this to ensure they can thrive in the UK.
Jubilee unites Hong Kongers and Brits over Afternoon tea
Newly arrived Hong Kongers and local people united over afternoon tea in celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee today in Sutton’s Manor Park in Greater London. With both Hong Kongers and Brits loving their own version of a traditional afternoon tea, the 100 guests enjoyed a cup of English breakfast tea alongside Hong Kong ‘milk tea’ whilst getting to know each other over Victoria sponge cake and pineapple buns from Hong Kong.
MPs across politics urge end to penalising Hong Konger students with high fees
Hong Kong students living in the UK thanks to the new British Nationals (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa scheme are facing up to £22,831 a year more in university fees than their British counterparts, due to having to pay international student charges, according to new research from the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers. .
The right approach to Hong Kongers could help reset Britain’s approach to immigration
The arrival of the Hong Kongers may prove to be one of the most important British migration stories of the 2020s – and an opportunity to reset how we think about making migration and integration work in the UK.
Britons welcome Hong Kongers as figures show UK issues over 110,000 BN(O) visas
New government figures published today reveal that 113,742 Hong Kongers have been granted visas to the UK through the new British Nationals (Overseas) (BN(O)) scheme since it opened on 31 January 2021.
Hongkongers will enrich the UK – and we must make their transition as smooth as possible
The UK Government’s decision to allow Hong Kong residents to come to the UK looks set to create fresh starts for upwards of 300,000 people, if not more.
