

Tanishka Pillai

The Zubin Foundation


IDERD


MORNING AFTER LUNCH
10.00 to 11.30 am
Welcome and Opening
Opening Plenary | Crystal Ballroom A & B
Status of Hong Kong’s Ethnic Minorities

11.30 to 11.45 am
Refreshment Break | Crystal Ballroom A & B
11.45 am to 12.45 pm
Morning Breakout
1A | Crystal Room 1
Women and Girls
1B | Crystal Room 2
Mental Health
12.45 to 2.15 pm
Lunch | Crystal Ballroom A & B
1.35 to 2.05 pm
Lunch Plenary
Fireside Chat | Crystal Ballroom A & B
EM Women-Led Business Owners
2.15 to 3.15 pm
Afternoon Breakout
2A | Crystal Room 1
Lessons Learned from Schools & Employers
2B | Crystal Room 2
Children and Education
3.15 to 3.30 pm
Refreshment Break | Crystal Ballroom A & B
3.30 to 4.30 pm
Meeting of Minds
Closing Plenary | Crystal Ballroom A & B
How to Create an Anti-Racism Mindset in Hong Kong
4.30 to 5.00 pm
Closing Remarks



Shalini Mahtani

The Zubin Foundation


IDERD




Systemic Change Outreach Work

• Women and Girls
• Providing Opportunities
Scholarships

Training > Jobs & Internships
• Parents and Children
• Mental Health
• Emergency Relief
• Institute of Racial Equality
• Anti-Racism Toolkit
• Policy
Recommendations
Why focus on Ethnic Minorities?
• Talent Pool
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• ESG, Sustainable Development, SDGs

EM Population
Referred to by the general public as "EthnicMinorities"

Total EM population:301,344(4.1%)








Source: HongKongCensus;NationalityandEthnicity 2021.

2021: A117b Population (Excluding Foreign Domestic Helpers)by Sex, Age, Year and Ethnicity

Untapped Talent Pool


Source: Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities, 2021 Census, Census and Statistics Department.


Education Levels

If we exclude Indian Households, only 18.2% of



Source: Censusand StatisticsDepartment HongKongSAR(2021)

2021 Hong KongPopulation Census; Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.

the South Asians go to post-secondary which is much lower than the average of 31.2%.
Elementary Occupations

25.8% of South Asians end up in Elementary Occupations, compared 18.2% of the whole population.



25.8% 18.2%
Source: 2021 Hong Kong Population Census – Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities. P.15.

Children Living in Poverty
• 1 in 3 Ethnic Minority children live in poverty • 1 in 4 of all Hong Kong children live in poverty Source:




Effect of COVID-19


Domestic Violence Forced Marriage



School Dropouts Discrimination against South Asians





If discrimination exists in the community, then it exists in the workplace, in schools and universities.The Zubin Foundation
Definition of Race in Hong Kong
Race = Ethnicity + Religion + Colour + Language

Language
• Hong Kong specific
Colour
Religion
• This is not the legal definition of race but it is the real definition for Hong Kong.
Ethnicity
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion D

• How many Hong Kong EMs do you employ in your company?
• What grades?
• Can EMs access the same opportunities?
• What obstacles: Language, Culture?
IE• When they come to work in your companies, are they given opportunities to progress?
• Do they feel like they belong?
New Research

Tung Chung
Yau Tsim Mong



Need for Money for Food
N = 110 Ethnic Minority Families in Tung Chung

55%

Barriers to Finding a Job
Yau Tsim Mong Responses (N = 423)

Others:4.0% (17)
COVID-19:4.5%(19)
No Difficulties:8.0%(34)
10.6%
22.2%(94)
Anti-Racism


Thank You Sponsors


ThankYou Supporting Organisations



Status of Ethnic Minorities in
Hong Kong

Status of Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong

Cunanan







HongKongBaptist University
Mehvesh Mumtaz Ahmed
RosewoodHotelGroup
Kay McArdle

EqualJustice
The Universityof HongKong
Aiyappa EY

Saajandeep Singh

Hugill& Ip Solicitors


Status of Ethnic Minorities in
Hong Kong

We Value Your Input


Our Commitment to SDGs



Morning Breakout
Breakout Session1A
Women

and Girls
Crystal Room 1
Breakout Session 1B
Mental
Health
Crystal Room 2