METHODOLOGY INTRODUCTION

Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities largely self define as Hong Kong people. These communities are not homogenous and, similar to the ethnic Chinese population, is diverse by income level, education, religion and many other factors.

In April 2015, the Zubin Foundation reviewed the ethnic composition of the members of 100 government advisory bodies composed of committees, boards, panels and councils. There were 1,454 appointees on these advisory bodies and some of them, at the time, were serving in more than one advisory body. Only 1.9% of these positions were held by ethnic minorities, of which 79% were “White”. We concluded that clearly more work was needed to improve the representation of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong - particularly those from the Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Filipino, Thai and Indonesian communities. This was the beginnings of the Race for Opportunity: Diversity List.

Furthermore, ”The Status of Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong, 1997 to 2014” ¹, produced in September 2015, by The Zubin Foundation with Puja Kapai at The Centre for Comparative and Public Law found that the status of ethnic minorities was generally below average. For some ethnicities, the high secondary school dropout rate, the significantly high percentage who end up in elementary positions and the rising crime rate is particularly alarming. Clearly the great intentions by many non-profit organisations to assist ethnic minorities have not yet produced positive results.

In March 2016, The Zubin Foundation produced Diversity List 2016 comprising 16 individuals. Since March 2016 to present day (1 February 2017), five of the 16 candidates on this list have been newly appointed to Hong Kong government advisory committees. This is significant and has demonstrated that the HKSARG also believes that advisory committees benefit from diversity.

This year, we launch Diversity List 2017, which once again puts forward exemplary individuals from the ethnic minority community. The process of reviewing applicants’ resumes, shortlisting interview candidates, conducting the interviews and finally shortlisting the finalists was done by Spencer Stuart. Their experience in leadership selection brought both expertise and independence to the process.

What is new this year is that we are also launching Community Connectors 2017; this category comprises individuals who have deep understanding of a specific ethnic community and have spent many years in direct outreach with members of this community. The Community Connectors category is a necessary resource for government advisory bodies and NGOs that want to understand a specific area in greater depth.

Criteria

The Zubin Foundation set forth certain criteria for individuals in the nomination process:

• Be over the age of 18 and a permanent resident of Hong Kong.

• Be of non-Chinese Asian ethnicity or mixed race.

• Have significant experience in their area of work.

• Have achieved a certain standing in their profession.

• Be committed to serving Hong Kong.

• Be available to serve on a committee and be prepared to engage in meetings.

Diversity List

Individuals who have the skills to sit on any board (government, NGO or corporate). They are seasoned leaders in their fields of work and would be an asset to any committee.

Community Connectors

Stakeholder Engagement Nominations Shortlisting Launch

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engaged with 39 organisations. For full list, see Appendix 2.

• Met with Consul Generals.

• 9 private meetings with various groups.

• 3 public briefings.

• Email outreach.

• Outreach through Diversity List 2016 candidates.

Nominations

• Online nomination form open from September to December 2016.

• 57 nominees.

• Reviewed by Spencer Stuart on the basis of merit only.

Shortlisting

• Spencer Stuart shortlisted nominees.

• 38 invited, 37 interviewed.

• Successful candidates selected by Spencer Stuart on the basis of merit, not ethnicity, gender or age.

• Candidates recommended by Spencer Stuart.

Diversity Of Nominees

Launch

• 22 candidates for Diversity List 2017

• 5 candidates for Community Connectors.

A total of 57 nominees completed an online nomination form that opened from 26 September 2016 to 4 December 2016. 51 of the nominees were self nominated and 6 were nominated by another person.

Of the 57 nominees, 22 were selected for Diversity List 2017 and 5 were selected for the Community Connectors 2017.

The ethnicity, gender and duration of years in Hong Kong of the nominees are presented below:

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Filipino, 2%

Bangladeshi, 2% Sri-Lankan, 2% Thai, 2%

<7 years, 5%

Mixed, 7%

Pakistani, 8.5%

Nepalese, 8.5%

Female, 33%

Male, 67%

Indian, 68%

¹ The Status of Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong 1997-2014, Centre for Comparative and Public Law(CCPL), the Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong, 23 September 2015 http://www.zubinfoundation.org/index.php/en/2013-12-27-07-21-21/2014-05-13-07-51-61 www.zubinfoundation.org www.zubinfoundation.org

7-15 years, 14%

Individuals who have significant experience in directly working with ethnic minorities to address specific questions about employment, education, health, welfare and other issues. They would be an asset to NGOs or specific government committees that work directly with ethnic minority service users. >26 years, 49%

16-25 years, 32%

Diversity List 2017

(In alphabetical order of last name)

Name Gender Expertise

1 Mr. Zoher ABDOOLCARIM Indian Male Business Management and Administration

2 Mrs. Aarti ANGARA Indian Female Finance

3 Mr. Dewan Saiful ALAM Bangladeshi Male Business Management and Administration

4 Ms. Farzana ASLAM Mixed (Pakistani + Scottish) Female Education and Training

5 Mr. Jeffrey Alterin ANDREWS Indian Male Charity and Non-Government Services

6 Mr. Mohan CHUGANI Indian Male Business Management and Administration

7 Mrs. Alia Elizabeth EYRES Mixed (Indian + American) Female Charity and Non-Government Services

8 Dr. David HARILELA Indian Male Business Management and Administration

9 Mr. Javed KHAN Pakistani Male Information Technology

10 Mr. Knattapisit KRUTKRONGCHAI Thai Male Business Management and Administration 11 Ms. Jonnet Bernal KUDERA Filipino Female Charity and Non-Government Services 12

Diversity Of Candidates

Bangladeshi, 4%

Nepalese, 4%

Pakistani, 10%

Filipino, 4% Thai, 4%

Indian, 55% Mixed, 19%

Female, 33%

Male, 67%

7-15 years, 23%

16-25 years, 32% >26 years, 45%

Bio-chemical engineer, 4%

Information Technology, 4%

Transportation, Distribution and Logistics, 4%

Finance, 4%

Human Services, 4%

Marketing, Sales and Services, 4%

Other, 8%

Business Management & Adminsitration, 28% Charity & Non-government services, 13% Health Sciences, 9%

Education & Training, 9% Law, Public Safety & Corrections & Security, 9% www.zubinfoundation.org

Key for Candidate Profiles:

Ethnicity: Ethnicity is denoted by the following symbols: