by Julian Jesse
Late last year, a Syrian refugee made his way to Hong Kong after walking 7,000 kilometres to escape the country’s civil war. He filled for asylum, and Hong Kong’s Immigration Department has confirmed that his case is pending.
However, if successful, he, like so many other asylum seekers, will be fighting a different kind of battle once recognised as a refugee in Hong Kong.
When Hong Kong’s highest court upheld a law that prevented refugees from working or even volunteering in 2014, those that came here in hope of salvation found themselves in unfamiliar territory.
Kaze Aurelyen, 42, migrated to Hong Kong from Cameroon in 2006, having already lost one fight for equality. He was an ambitious university student whose action of standing up for his inalienable rights resulted in him fleeing for his life.
http://hongkong.coconuts.co/2016/01/13/hell-purgatory-refugees-hong-kong-live-limbo-under-no-work-law
