What We Do
We deliver high-quality, holistic services to people seeking asylum in Hong Kong, and build professional ecosystems that deliver high-quality services. We facilitate refugee participation and leadership, as a fundamental, cross-cutting approach to everything that we do.
Our Approach
We believe that a fair chance for refugees depends on both strong systems and strong communities. Our work is anchored around six key pillars:
𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝟏: 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬
We provide specialist legal and psychosocial services, and community support to people seeking asylum in Hong Kong.
𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝟐: 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
We provide clear information to all who seek our assistance; identify protection needs; assess vulnerabilities and other risk factors; and prioritise cases with the greatest protection needs. We help people understand the strengths, weaknesses and practical realities of their case.
𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝟑: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭
We focus intensive legal support where it can make a meaningful difference: in cases with the highest protection needs, cases where clients have significant vulnerabilities or cases with potential impact for the broader protection system.
𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝟒: 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭
We treat people seeking protection as whole human beings, combining legal support with mental health, welfare and community-based assistance.
𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝟓: 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲
We support refugee-led community development so that people with lived experience can shape the support they receive, strengthen their own communities, and contribute their knowledge, leadership and skills to Hong Kong.
𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝟔: 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
We strengthen sector-wide legal and psychosocial capacity through trainings, resources and technical support.
Each year, this work helps hundreds of people move from displacement, destitution and trauma toward stability, agency and protection.
Programmes & Services
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We provide direct services to refugees, asylum seekers and other forced migrants in Hong Kong SAR. Our holistic services enable timely, responsive access to information, representation, counselling, and social welfare.
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We offer CPD-accredited training and technical assistance to lawyers handling non-refoulement cases. We also offer professional development opportunities to mental health practitioners, interpreters, and other professionals supporting refugees and asylum seekers.
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We support and work in partnership with Humanity Seekers, an initiative founded and led by a core group of refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong. We also run a community leadership programme for refugee youths, and train and partner with refugee paralegals to deliver community legal education.
