. ▁Many ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Chinese ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁Britain ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁take aw ays . ▁Because ▁they ▁spread ▁themselves ▁out ▁to ▁avoid ▁competition , ▁they ▁formed ▁what ▁the ▁N CC ▁called ▁the ▁" sil ent ▁minor ity ": ▁no ▁recognition , ▁no ▁power ▁and ▁no ▁voice . ▁They ▁were ▁rarely ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁systems ▁( such ▁as ▁law , ▁social ▁services , ▁and ▁health ), ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁solve ▁their ▁problems ▁within ▁their ▁communities . ▁The ▁N CC ▁offered ▁advice ▁and ▁support , ▁E SL ▁classes ▁and ▁( l ater ) ▁mother - t ong ue ▁classes ; ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁restaurant ▁own ers ▁were ▁isolated ▁from ▁normal ▁child hood ▁patterns ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁being ▁taught ▁their ▁mother ▁tongue , ▁so ▁as ▁they ▁grew ▁older ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁communicate ▁with ▁community ▁el ders . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁British ▁Rail ▁building ▁on ▁New ▁North ▁Par ade , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Brian ▁Jackson ▁House , ▁became ▁the ▁N CC ' s ▁second ▁home ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁with ▁the ▁co - operation ▁of ▁British ▁Rail . ▁It ▁was ▁dedicated ▁by ▁the ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester . ▁ ▁W ig more ▁and ▁Jackson ▁assemble d ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁trust ees ▁and ▁vice - pres idents , ▁including ▁Ne ville ▁Butler , ▁Margaret ▁Carter , ▁Den is ▁He ale y , ▁Hud ders field ▁District ▁Health ▁Author ity ▁head ▁Peter ▁Wood , ▁local ▁MP ▁Barry ▁She erman ,