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Help from Vietnamese - Karma between Hong Kong and Vietnamese

(21 Feb) During my trip at Poland, I was impressed at a meeting with some Hong Kong students who were studying at Poland. It was found a local powerful and sizable Vietnam syndicates fully supported the protest of Anti-extradition Bill held by Hongkongers at Poland, the local PRC students thus dared not to create disturbance. Such support was because the Vietnamese would like to thank Hong Kong for receiving Vietnamese refugees and eligible Vietnamese migrants years ago. Learning international relationship is so practicable!

Source: Simon’s Glos World by Simon Shen Facebook
https://bit.ly/3c4oT7O

#Poland #GlobalSupport #Vietnamese #Refugees #Karma #antiELAB #SimomShen

#ChungKingMansions #Refugees
Refugee Centre Fundraiser Achieves 200% of Goal for Fire Repairs; Elated Social Worker: "Unexpected Support from Hongkongers!"

One unit of the Christian Action Refugee Service Centre in Chungking Mansions wasdestroyed by an air conditioner fire at the end of August 2020.

The space has served refugees for 14 years since it has been put to use. The organization launched a crowdfunding to rebuild the units with a goal of HKD 800,000, and successfully raised more than 1.6 million, over twice the expected amount.

Social worker Jeffrey Andrews, who has been working at the center for 11 years, was excited at the exceptional result of the fundraiser, and still feels it was hard to believe: "It's too much!" Having spent years serving the refugee community, he knows that this minority group has been neglected by society.

Unexpectedly, this time they received a lot of support, and moreover, most of the donors are local Hongkongers. He is pleased to see that the crisis has turned into an opportunity, and the funds raised are enough to carry out a major renovation for the three units of the centre and improve the quality of services.

Looking back on the past year, Andrews noticed that Hong Kong people’s attitude towards minorities and refugees has changed dramatically. It all started in October 2019. He and his friends distributed water bottles to the protesters outside Chungking Mansions, which became an opportunity for the two groups to get to know each other and sincerely connect. "I think it's beautiful, and it's better than money!"

The social event has also made Hongkongers understand that their own fates and that of the refugees are not all that different, after all.

Source: InMedia #Sept30

https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1077816

#EthnicMinorities #Hongkongers #Solidarity #CrowdFunding #JeffreyAndrews #ChristianActionRefugeesServiceCenter