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Research Outline

Prepared for Charlie L. | Delivered June 15, 2020

Minority Groups in Hong Kong

Goals

To provide an overview of the minority groups in Hong Kong, including: the different types of minority groups (racial, ethnic, sexual, religious etc); challenges they face and their need areas; government policies or measures that are addressing their challenges and the effectiveness of these government measures or policies; and global best practices in understanding and tackling minority groups' challenges.

Early Findings

Minority groups in Hong Kong include:  ethnic minorities, recent immigrants from Mainland China, people living with disabilities, and sexual minorities. 
Ethnic Minorities in Hong KongEthnic minorities in Hong Kong refer to persons of non-Chinese ethnicity.
From the 2016 Population By-census, there were a total of 584,383 ethnic minorities residing in Hong Kong in 2016, making up 8% of the Hong Kong population. 
 Foreign domestic helpers made up more than half of the ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, and were predominantly female at 99%.
The number of ethnic minorities was 263,593, excluding foreign domestic helpers, making up 3.6% of the Hong Kong population.
 About 80% of all ethnic minorities in Hong Kong in 2016 were Asians (other than Chinese) with the majority of them being Filipinos, 31.5%; Indonesians, 26.2%, and South Asians, 14.5%. 10.0% of the ethnic minorities in Hong Kong were Whites.
The median age of ethnic minorities was 36.3, which was about 7.2 years lower than that of the whole population of 43.4. 
Challenges Faced by Ethnic Minority Groups in Hong KongSome of the challenges faced by ethnic minorities in Hong Kong include:
 Academic and career pursuits for ethnic minority students are bogged down due to struggles with learning Chinese language under the current education system, continue to bog down.
"1 n every 5 ethnic minority households were living below the poverty line in 2016."
A majority of Pakistanis and Nepalese, and other South Asian ethnic minorities work in low-paid elementary positions. In addition, ethnic minorities experience unequal pay and job opportunities in the workplace.
Ethnic minorities face difficulties in property ownership or tenancy as they are often denied by property agencies when attempting to rent or buy a residential property.
The problems of ethnic minorities are further strained by cultural and religious differences which lead to communication challenges, social division and overall integration into Hong Kong society.
Government Intervention on Challenges Faced by Ethinic Minority Groups The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), a statutory body funded by the government that was established to administer anti-discrimination legislation and advocacy such as on race-related discrimination on ethnic minorities. 