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Coronavirus puts girls from Hong Kong, Britain’s ethnic minorities at greater risk of forced marriage Photo: AFP
The coronavirus pandemic is putting girls from ethnic minorities in Hong Kong and Britain at greater risk of being forced into marriage. This story is part of a series on women s issues in China and Asia to coincide with International Women s Day.
Jani , a 17-year-old Briton of Bangladeshi descent living in the United Kingdom, has spent the past year in constant dread. I fear that I will be taken abroad and never let back. (And that) I will be raped, she said.
Local media reports say the airfield is some 1,030km northeast of the disputed Diaoyu Islands that are claimed by China but controlled by Japan
The first squadron for the F-35B – each of which costs US$117 million – will comprise 18 fighters, with Japan scheduled to buy a total of 42 jets 6 Apr 2021 - 10:10AM
More than 100 low-income ethnic minority families in the fast-growing yet underserved Tung Chung area have been offered food and support by a partnership of organisations including the Swire Trust and Zubin Foundation.
By Contributor - February 16, 2021
The new initiative supports returning ethnic-minority residents from disadvantaged backgrounds.
A Corner Deluxe room at Ovolo Southside. (Photo: Ovolo Hotels)
Through its recently launched Ovolo Homecoming Project, Ovolo Hotels is extending a helping hand to Hong Kong residents stranded abroad who are unable to afford the 21-night hotel quarantine mandated by the territory’s government. Ethnic-minority individuals with financial difficulties looking to get home will be eligible for a quarantine stay of just HK$1 per night (for a total of HK$21) at Ovolo Southside, and the group has so far pledged up to 200 room nights toward the campaign.