Port-of-Call Initiative

Port-of-Call Initiative is an award-winning project of the 2022 PILnet Law for Change Student Competition. We dedicate ourselves to empowering the refugee community in accessing equitable and inclusive tertiary education, as well as transforming social bias of refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong. A Port of Call is an intermediate stop for a ship on its sailing itinerary wherein ships replenish, and sailors temporarily stay in repose. To many who are fleeing helplessly from torture, internal unrest, political persecution, and many forms of inhumane treatment that are taking place in our world today, a safe port of call is something that they desperately need. The name of our Initiative, Port-of-Call, expresses our vision of building Hong Kong into an embracing city with fairness and justice, where asylum seekers can expect their right to be respected and their presence not be derided. Through our project, we hope to achieve three outcomes: 1) Enhanced capability for asylum s...