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
Hon. Eric Chan Chief Secretary for AdministrationOffice HKSAR
Shalini Mahtani
The Zubin Foundation
IDERD
Registered charity in Hong Kong – IR 91/12344
Improving the lives of Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities by reducing suffering and providing opportunities
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
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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
Caucasian Indian Nepalese Pakistani Japanese Filipino Indonesian Thai Mixed/Other 90,593 61,582 38,547 29,540 26,157 24,338 11,347 10,291 8,949 6,791,737
Untapped Talent Pool
Source: Thematic Report: Ethnic Minorities, 2021 Census, Census and Statistics Department.
Population Growth over 10 years +180% SouthAsian Whole Pop. +4.8% MedianAge 34.5 SouthAsian Whole Pop. 46.3 Over 5 years old: % Speak Cantonese 34.7% SouthAsian Whole Pop. 93.7% % Speak English 88.4% SouthAsian Whole Pop. 58.7% Labour Force Participation Rate 66.5% SouthAsian Whole Pop. 59.7% 中 E
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%.
31.2% 18.2%
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:
2016
(2012).
Censusand StatisticsDepartment HongKongSAR(2017)
Hong KongPopulation By-census; Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department.
2011 Hong Kong Population Census.
Effect of COVID-19
Domestic Violence Forced Marriage
School Dropouts Discrimination against South Asians
- Shalini Mahtani Founder and CEO
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
中 E
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)
(214) EducationLevel/Experience
Language Barrier 50.6%
Discrimination
Race
(45)
Anti-Racism
you to the corporate contributors: Allen & Overy • Swiss Re • T. Rowe Price • Anonymous
Toolkit Thank
Thank You Sponsors
ThankYou Supporting Organisations
Status of Ethnic Minorities in
Hong Kong
Opening Plenary
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
Opening Plenary
Dr. Theresa
Dr. Paul Wong
Sangeeth
Status of Ethnic Minorities in
Hong Kong
Opening Plenary
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