UK not doing enough to support those fleeing Hong Kong, advocacy group says

Hongkongers in Britain warns that many arrivals are being denied equal access to housing, education and jobs

• Employers seem baffled by this visa': Hongkongers who have fled to UK

The UK risks providing Hongkongers fleeing persecution in their homeland with safety and security in name only, a community leader has warned, as thousands try to flee the crackdown on civil liberties by Chinese authorities.

Julian Chan, the director of the Hongkongers in Britain group, said many people arriving in the UK were being denied equal access to housing, education and jobs, and that Westminster was not doing enough to support them.