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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.
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.
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