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Hong Kong BN(O) Welcome Programme: VCSE Grant recipients Year 2 (2022/2023)

List of successful grant recipients across the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector for Year 2 (July 2022 - March 2023) of the grant scheme.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 23 July 2022
• Last updated: 25 October 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Welcome Programme: Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Year 2 (2022/2023) grant schemes: successful organisations

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A total of 42 national and regional projects have received funding for a range of support for Hong Kong BN(O)s to help them settle into life in the UK, including access to mental health services, help for people to find jobs and start their own businesses, and to meet people in their local communities, as well as a hate crime reporting service for BN(O)s and those of east and southeast Asian descent.

The list of the VCSE grant recipients for Year 2 are in the document above.

Additional support available via Strategic Migration Partnership (SMPs) Welcome Hubs

A network of ‘Hong Kong Welcome Hubs’ has been set up across the UK. These are hosted by existing ‘Strategic Migration Partnerships’ (SMPs). There are 12 SMPs across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland (please see the map below). SMPs have a coordinating and supporting role in delivering key national priorities on migration across the UK and play an integral role in the delivery of the Hong Kong UK Welcome Programme and VCSE projects.

Links to the Welcome Hubs and contact information can be found in the table below.

Location	Welcome Hub link and contact information
East of England	East of England Strategic Migration Partnership Hong Kong Welcome Hub hkbno@eelga.gov.uk
East Midlands	East Midlands’ Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Hub hkbno@emcouncils.gov.uk
London	London Hong Hong Welcome Programme HongKongVCSE@london.gov.uk
North East	North East Migration Partnership Hong Kong Welcome Hub nemp@middlesbrough.gov.uk
North-west	North West Regional Strategic Migration Partnership HongKong@manchester.gov.uk
Northern Ireland	NI Direct British Nationals (Overseas) Hong Kong residents office@nilga.org
Scotland	Migration Scotland Hong Kong Welcome Hub hongkongBNO@cosla.gov.uk
South-east	South East Strategic Partnership for Migration Information for people from Hong Kong and Information for VCSE sector hkenquiries@secouncils.gov.uk
South-west	South West Councils Welcome to all Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) HongKongBNO@swcouncils.gov.uk
Wales	Wales Strategic Migration Partnership Hong Kong Welcome Hub wsmpcomms@wlga.gov.uk
West Midlands	West Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership wmsmp@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Yorkshire and Humber	Migration Yorkshire hk@migrationyorkshire.org.uk

Published 23 July 2022
Last updated 25 October 2022 + show all updates

1. 25 October 2022

   Added list of successful grant recipients across the voluntary, community, and social enterprise year 2 grant schemes including information regarding the services available and links to the Strategic Migration Partnership Welcome Hubs.

2. 23 July 2022

   First published.