Hong Kong Forced Marriage Assistant List for Victims and Their Friends

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Hong Kong Forced Marriage Assistance List

For Victims and Their Friends

Dated: 9 August 2024

This is a list of contact information for victims of forced marriage by The Zubin Foundation. Victims should know that there is help available and they are not alone.

Organisation Hong Kong

Telephone Number

NGOs

The Zubin Foundation Call Mira Helpline 9682 3100 (Call or WhatsApp)

Mon to Sat, 10 am6 pm

RainLily 2375 5322

Mon to Fri, 9am10pm Sat, 9am-1pm

Hong Kong

Dignity Institute 9728 5969

Mon to Fri, 10am7pm Sat / Sun / PH: monitored for emergency messages only

Justice Centre

Hong Kong WhatsApp: 6575 8245 Legal 6575 6340 Welfare/ Psychosocial

Hotline

CEASE Crisis Centre (24 hours) 18281

Family Crisis Support Centre 18288 (24 hours)

Shelter Homes

Serene Court Hotline 2381 3311

Harmony House Hotline 2522 0434

Wai On Home for Women Hotline 8100 1155

Dawn Court Hotline 8100 1155

Notes

We know that victims are often scared and feel alone, we are here to help in many ways. We offer free counselling (English, Hindi, Urdu) to adults and children, help to connect you with Police and Shelter homes and provide legal information. We have worked with Forced Marriage cases in Hong Kong.

RainLily provides free immediate crisis support, counselling, emergency contraception, sexual transmittable infections screening and preventive treatment, legal information and judicial procedures accompaniment for victim-survivors of sexual violence.

Hong Kong Dignity Institute provides legal services, counselling and emergency housing to victims of human trafficking and forced marriage.

For asylum seekers who are victims of forced marriage: Provides legal and welfare services and counselling.

You can call these numbers directly; there is no need to go through a social worker. They will help check the availability of shelter homes for you.

These are direct numbers of safe shelter homes. You can call these numbers directly, and there is no need to go through a social worker.

Sunrise Court Hotline 8100 1155 Police

Emergency Number 999 (24 hours)

Family and Child Protective Service Unit (FCPSU)

Central Western, Southern and Islands 2835 2733

Eastern and Wan Chai 2231 5859

Kwun Tong 3586 3741

Wong Tai Sin and Sai Kung 3188 3563

Sham Shui Po 2247 5373

Kowloon City and Yau Tsim Mong 3583 3254

Sha Tin 2158 6680

Tai Po and North 3183 9323

Tuen Mun 2618 5710

Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing 2940 7350

Yuen Long 2445 4224

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Police should be contacted if you feel that you or anyone else is in danger.

This is a district-based service for any domestic abuse and child abuse related cases. They will assign you a case social worker.

Operating Hour:

Monday to Friday: 8:45 am to 1 pm / 2pm to 5:15 pm Saturday: 9 am – 12 noon

About the Zubin Foundation

Improving the lives of Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities by reducing suffering and providing opportunities

The Zubin Mahtani Gidumal Foundation, also known as The Zubin Foundation (TZF) is a charity committed to improving the lives of Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities by reducing suffering and providing opportunities. For more information, please visit: www.zubinfoundation.org

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