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Hong Kong’s non-Chinese ethnic minorities form a vibrant and colourful community comprising both new immigrants and those who have lived in the city for generations.
In our ageing society, support and services can be difficult to obtain for ethnic minorities. But they need and deserve as much care and help as other members of the community.
Members of ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong show it is possible to run in an election as long as one embraces rules laid down by Beijing.
Cases of South Asians stranded in Hong Kong waters have highlighted activity that puts lives at risk and creates a problem for city.
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- Police arrest man, 23, in connection with vandalism and nuisance-related activities targeting ethnic minority households on one estate
- City’s chief imam, Mufti Muhammad Arshad, condemns spate of incidents but says he believes it is an individual case
Suspect’s alleged activities against On Yam Estate residents include leaving human waste outside their flats, cutting off utilities and dropping water-filled bags on children.
Shahzad Khan, 35, denies inflicting grievous bodily harm on boy last August during lesson at centre in Quarry Bay.
Readers discuss the meanings of the word ‘dragon’, the power of consensus, and the importance of Chinese language skills in Hong Kong work settings.
Most surveyed say it’s hard to break out of jobs as deliverymen, security guards and construction workers.
Halal Pavilion event will showcase food and consumer goods from around the world, raise awareness.
Aside from the language barrier, care providers and residential homes rarely cater to needs of minorities.
The number of ethnic minority pupils with special needs may be underestimated due to misperceptions, CEO of Zubin Foundation Shalini Mahtani says.
Only 320 out of 27,871 asylum seekers have succeeded in getting clearance to be resettled since 2009
Election hopefuls Muhammad Fakhrul Islam, Baljinder Singh and Ilyas Mohammad among six vying for two seats in Yau Tsim Mong South geographical constituency.
Education workers’ group urges officials to offer tailored seminars for ethnic minority families ahead of enacting mandatory reporting law to tackle child abuse.
Readers discuss the call for targeted and culturally sensitive public programmes, timely attention on the problem of “psychiatrisation”, the lucky audience at Yo-Yo Ma’s concert, and ways to speed up the construction of MTR platform screen doors.
It is crucial to help marginalised ethnic minority residents assimilate and excel in the city, IBEL charity founder Manoj Dhar says.
For 120 years, the SCMP has reported on issues that matter to Hongkongers and played a pivotal role in shaping vital conversations about the city's past, present and future. This series spotlights the Post’s most impactful reporting on housing, quality of life, health care, sustainability, diversity and the economy, all areas that inspire and inform social improvement.
With well over 700 people of nearly 30 different nationalities at the Post, a more diverse and inclusive workplace is hard to find.
‘Sometimes I wake up and I am blind in my left eye. My sight comes back eventually, but it is terrifying,’ says Egyptian woman diagnosed with hemiplegia.
Pakistani community leader says South Asia to Hong Kong via mainland China popular with undocumented migrants.
Efforts to encourage change must recognise food preferences and different attitudes towards exercise in public, experts urge.
Pupil at Man Kwan Pak Kau College in Tin Shui Wai asks imam to intervene after he and others were ordered to remove their beards or risk demerits.
Community responds to case of boy who needed surgery after religious teacher allegedly slapped him.
