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Muslim Hongkongers’ safety fears in UK as anti-immigration riots rock England

  • Muslim Council of Hong Kong chairman Adeel Malik, who now lives in Birmingham, says community checking on safety of family and friends

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A rioter in the English city of Bristol hurls a beer can at a police line as the country was hit by anti-immigration protests. Photo: AFP
Muslim Hong Kong migrants to Britain fear for their safety after a string of anti-immigration riots swept England, although most Hongkongers in the country have been unaffected by the large-scale disturbances.
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Adeel Malik, the chairman of the Muslim Council of Hong Kong who now lives in Birmingham, told the Post the organisation was checking on family members and friends of the community over the past few days to make sure they were safe.

“These kinds of things are of course 100 per cent very disturbing for us and worrying to see and we are just taking it on a daily basis,” he added.

“We are advising community members everywhere to stay calm and if somebody is trying to provoke you, don’t let them provoke you, just walk away.”

Muslim Council of Hong Kong leader Adeel Malik, who now lives in the UK, at the Kowloon Mosque. Photo: Nora Tam
Muslim Council of Hong Kong leader Adeel Malik, who now lives in the UK, at the Kowloon Mosque. Photo: Nora Tam

Malik said his son’s activities at a mosque were cancelled after a protest was planned for the area and that the family were avoiding crowded locations.

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