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British musician Winston Marshall is co-founder of Hong Kong Link Up, a non-profit organization that aims to pair Hongkongers with local Brits, according to the project’s website.

“Meaningful community integration can take years, sometimes generations,” the site reads. “It doesn’t have to be so. Let’s welcome our new neighbours, bring them into our friend groups, make them feel right at home.”

Hong Kong Link Up is also the work of Jim Wong, a protester who was beaten by police during the Prince Edward Station attacks on Aug. 31, 2019, and announced last summer that he is seeking asylum in the UK.

The UK “buddies” will help Hongkongers with the administrative paperwork that comes with moving to a new country, such as setting up a bank account and registering at a hospital, the organization’s website states.

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