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In order to help Hong Kong families moving to UK, it’s good to know more about their needs.

The HK movers are starting from the beginning, so getting accurate information about available accommodation, schools, jobs, travel, tax and finance etc is important. Some general daily tips about DIY, gardening, grocery shopping and official applications (eg obtaining a National Insurance number, registering with a local GP, and applying for a driving licence) are needed. Language is another of the difficulties. Many have experienced their relationships with family members and friends being ripped apart by polarized political opinions.

These are all pressures faced by Hong Kong families arriving in the UK.

Click here for a story from Wendy Lau who arrived in England in September from Hong Kong. She describes how a Baptist church helped her family settle.
 
Read more about their needs in three stages by following the links below.

Click here to find out what to do next.
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Welcome message for Hong Kong Welcoming Churches



Hi, I’m Sharon Shek. 

Thank you very much for registering to be a Hong Kong-welcoming church.   To welcome you as a part of our project, there are some gifts and resources to share with you. 

You may like to return to this page in future, so please make a note of the link www.baptist.org.uk/hkwelcome so that you can access the resources at a later date.

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The first gift is the set of virtual banners which you can find below - click on the images to download them free of charge. 
 
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You can also purchase a printed banner and edit it with your church details on the CPO website. The price is dependent on the size, materials and quantities. You are welcome to purchase and hang it on your building to show that yours is a HK-welcoming church.

Background information about Hong Kong
To find out more about Hong Kong, a brief history of Hong Kong and the story of the BNO visa (the newest visa for Hong Kongers) have a look at History of Hong Kong - Past, present and future

To make share this with your congregation, we have prepared a pub quiz for you. Perhaps you could host an event for your congregation with the Hong Kongers and see how much you know about Hong Kong.
 
Helping you to be a HK-welcoming church
We have some suggestions to help you to be a HK-welcoming church and make you aware of the situation of Hong Kong Christian migrants in the UK.  Here’s an article by the Revd Chi-Wai Wu who was a pastor and a director of an organisation which helped in the development of churches in Hong Kong. 

Another helpful resource is '5 ways helping migrants involve in local church'.
 
To know more about our journey on this project, you can read our previous newsletters or go to the Hong Kong Response Project area of this website.  Also, your church name will be in our HK-welcoming map.  You can put the link on somewhere that can help Hong Kongers find you. 

In addition, you may like to register with UKHK to receive more resources from this organisation which is also doing a project for Hong Kongers.
 
SharonShekOnce again, thank you very much for being willing to welcome people aboard.  Keep in contact and I will send you emails to update you on the most current news - or you can send me an email to ask me to share or preach in your church.
 
See you in-person in the future.
 
Sharon Shek
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