Even asylum seekers who manage to stay temporarily in Hong Kong may endure a period of limbo without being able to support themselves. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Even asylum seekers who manage to stay temporarily in Hong Kong may endure a period of limbo without being able to support themselves. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Raquel Carvalho
Opinion

Opinion

As I see it by Raquel Carvalho

Can Hong Kong find a win-win solution for its asylum seekers?

  • When asylum seekers arrive in Hong Kong, they apply to stay temporarily, but even those who succeed are not allowed to work or volunteer
  • Hong Kong should ease these restrictions and instead allow members of this vulnerable community to become assets to the city

Even asylum seekers who manage to stay temporarily in Hong Kong may endure a period of limbo without being able to support themselves. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Even asylum seekers who manage to stay temporarily in Hong Kong may endure a period of limbo without being able to support themselves. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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