“It is a big thing to move your home and family to another country.”
Families who left Hong Kong looking for stability are looking forward but they have some concerns about their future.
But their right to remain in the UK permanently is not guaranteed and have to pass an English test after five years for citizenship.We have not used their real names to protect their identity. A woman, May, said: “We have been learning English since Kindergarten but it is very different here. It is difficult to understand people.But they said they have had no direction on how to access English courses.The language is a barrier to obtaining work similar to what they did in Hong Kong but so too are regulations.Peter has been in the city for under two years.
One man said: “Some Hong Kong people are rich when they sold their house in Hong Kong but most of us are not.”Another said “We lost free speech. The government doesn’t serve the people. They can do anything to people.” The amounts are £2000 for a single adult, £3100 for a couple with a child, and a couple with three children need to have £4600.The UK Government says after five years people can apply to stay permanently at an additional cost.said there are a number of English as a Second Language courses available and projects in communities to help new arrivals to the city integrate.
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