NGO Hong Kong Unison disbands after 24 years advocating for ethnic minority groups

The NGO Hong Kong Unison has decided to disband after 24 years of advocating for the rights of the city’s ethnic minority groups.

After a general meeting held among its members to discuss the dissolution on Friday, group chairwoman Alice Chong Ming-lin said the decision was made as the organisation had accomplished its mission, and dismissed any political or financial reasons.

“When the organisation was first established, the voices of members of ethnic minorities were not heard nor their difficulties, while now there are many organisations serving them and the government has allocated resources to them,” she said.

“We have achieved our objective.”

Hong Kong was home to nearly 620,000 residents from ethnic minority groups in 2021, accounting for 8.4 per cent of the population.

Most were Filipinos and Indonesians – many of whom worked as domestic helpers – as well as Indians, Nepalis and Pakistanis.