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* Bethune House Migrant Women's Refuge - "provides a temporary home for these women who may have faced physical assault or been accused of theft. Some are involved in disputes over unpaid wages." | * Bethune House Migrant Women's Refuge - "provides a temporary home for these women who may have faced physical assault or been accused of theft. Some are involved in disputes over unpaid wages." | ||
* [http://www.sbsh.org.hk/english/indexe.html St. Barnabas Society and Home]: "St. Barnabas' Society and Home started off small and was formed in 1987 by two people who began a ministry of outreach to street sleepers, the poor, and the homeless in the Western and Kennedy Town districts on Hong Kong Island. Since 1987, we have visited hundreds of street sleepers. Some live on the streets, some under flyovers or in back alleys. Some are drug addicts, some are alcoholics, and others are mentally ill. We also visit people who live in Wood Partitioned Rooms (WPR), dwellings that house the most vulnerable group of people in our society." | * [http://www.sbsh.org.hk/english/indexe.html St. Barnabas Society and Home]: "St. Barnabas' Society and Home started off small and was formed in 1987 by two people who began a ministry of outreach to street sleepers, the poor, and the homeless in the Western and Kennedy Town districts on Hong Kong Island. Since 1987, we have visited hundreds of street sleepers. Some live on the streets, some under flyovers or in back alleys. Some are drug addicts, some are alcoholics, and others are mentally ill. We also visit people who live in Wood Partitioned Rooms (WPR), dwellings that house the most vulnerable group of people in our society." | ||
* | * [http://womenrefuge.poleungkuk.org.hk/en_aboutus.html Po Leung Kuk Women Refuge Service]: "There are three refuge centres for women under the operation of Po Leung Kuk. The centres provide immediate and safe temporary accommodation for women and their children who are in danger of domestic violence or crisis. Among them, Sunrise Court was established since March 2002 with a capacity of 45. Wai On Home was hive-off from Social Welfare Department and has commenced operation since April 2006. It has a capacity of 65. Dawn Court was established since December 2009 with a capacity of 40. The total capacity of the three women refuges is 150." 24-hour hotline: 8100 1155. | ||
* Wai On Home for Women: Women's shelter. Telephone: 2793 0223 | |||
* Serene Court: Women's shelter. Telephone: 2787 6865 | * Serene Court: Women's shelter. Telephone: 2787 6865 | ||
* Sunrise Court: Women's shelter. Telephone: 2890 8330 | * Sunrise Court: Women's shelter. Telephone: 2890 8330 | ||