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Meet the Strategic Migration Partnership Team

The region’s hub for cross-sector migration work, providing strategic leadership, consultation and project management, plus support with comms, data sharing, advice, and practical assistance.

Parco Chan

Project Advisor EON & Regional Hong Kong Hub

Parco Chan

Humeira Yaqub

Senior Policy Officer (Resettlement and Ukraine Lead)

Gosia Strona

Head of Strategic Migration Partnership

Gosia

Gill Searl

Project Manager (EON)

Gill

Yasser Rezvani

Regional ESOL Coordinator

Yasser

Karen Lowes

Project Finance Officer

Karen

Justin Leung

Regional Hong Kong Advisor 香港移民歡迎中心專員

Justin

Ferzana Kusair

High Skills Employment Advisor & Employer Liaison

Ferzana

Yuval Kedar

Policy Officer

Yuval

Annie Hunter

Regional Hong Kong Hub Coordinator

Annie

Helen Hancock

Senior Policy Officer

Helen

Louise Gooch

Projects Manager

Louise

Katie Chiu

Project Administrator (EON)

Justin Leung

Regional Hong Kong Hub Engagement Officer

Justin

Karen Lowes

Finance Officer (Regional Hong Kong Hub/EON Project/SMP Business Support Officer)

Karen

The Strategic Migration Partnership (SMP) Team is the central point in the region for collaboration between central and local government and other key agencies across all sectors on migration issues. Their role includes strategic leadership, consultation, coordination and project management of key migration programmes alongside communications, information and data sharing, practical assistance and advice.

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