Hong Kong Rugby Union provides helping hand for non-Chinese students in charity’s fight against ‘racism and bias’ in schools
- Integrated Brilliant Education is one of a number of charities geared towards helping ethnic minority students in an ‘exclusive’ school system
- The Hong Kong Rugby Union has now got on board, helping with rugby programmes and even tickets to the Hong Kong Sevens for children
Janis Magar and Bhumi Gurung are two regular 12-year-olds in Hong Kong.
Magar is a huge Barcelona and Lionel Messi fan, while Gurung plays volleyball with her friends at Methodist College in Yau Ma Tei. Gurung said she loves getting together with her teammates to play.
“It’s about passion and teamwork,” she said, describing what she likes most about volleyball. Magar, who attends HKMA college in Mong Kok, has been a football fan since he was eight years old, and loves the culture of the game.
“I like how the teams play together and the fans’ passion to support their teams,” he said.
Magar and Gurung, who are of Nepalese descent, could be counted as two of the lucky ones given their academic prowess. Manoj Dhar, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Integration Brilliant Education, a charity providing after-school care and academic support for non-Chinese speaking children, offers support to children like Magar and Gurung inside what he calls a “discriminatory” local school system.