Approximately one in five Nepalese youths in Hong Kong has been sent to Nepal by their parents, with most being made to go against their will, a NGO has said as it highlighted an alarming student dropout rate among the ethnic minority community. Hong Kong Unison, an NGO that focuses on the equal rights and integration of ethnic minorities in the city, conducted a study of 268 Nepalese youths between last April and May and found that about 50 had been forced by their parents to spend time in Nepal, Executive Director John Tse said on Thursday. The average age of those surveyed was 22. “The size…
