While the Mission has grasped the correct orientation of conducting advocacy principally in support of and in conjunction with migrant organizations, it has not paid attention to other advocacy and lobby activities that as an institution it is capable, socially defined and responsible for. These activities are essential to strengthen the campaigns launched by migrant organizations. They also further promote and strengthen the Mission’s social standing. The Mission needs to develop its own distinct social standing and language in relation to advocacy so it could easily be distinguished from the militant migrant organization, and developed a reputation that would be suitable for its social standing.

While the Mission’s experience from its reintegration project has been negative and efforts to address the feasibility of continuing such program have been fruitless because of the lack of an effective partner in the Philippines and the lack of suitable beneficiaries who are sufficiently organized, it is still keen to explore and develop possible reintegration programs that address legitimate concerns of migrants who are continually affected by economic and psychosocial issues with their families left in the Philippines. A reintegration program (or any economic service in the Philippines) goes beyond the immediate concerns of rights and welfare of migrant workers in Hong Kong and addresses various other concerns, including the general issue of forced migration due to limited choices at home.

One of the key problems of the Mission has been sufficient resource generation for its operations and services. The DRID program has generally lagged behind due to the lack of resources for full time staff, printing, and other needs. Research and documentation, remain wanting resulting in the lack of processed data and information that could have been derived from the wealth of experience from the Mission’s work.

The Mission has found it difficult to convince potential partners to support a project involving migrant workers in Hong Kong, Hong Kong being a relatively affluent territory. The lack of institutional promotion and mobilization of its own support constituency, not to mention the “unpopularity” of the issue among local people, contribute to the reasons behind the weak fundraising and networking. It has to develop a resource generation program principally focused on a strong local fundraising program mobilizing its direct support constituency as well as an aggressive and creative foreign grants fundraising program.