Filipina maid wins landmark Hong Kong case

[Zyzz]

FDH are also included as 1 star.. check your maid right now

[RFlush]

Originally Posted by Zyzz

FDH are also included as 1 star.. check your maid right now

Please do not give out incorrect information if you have no clue what you are talking about:

http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/immig...ic/smartid.htm
** the holder is of the age of 18 or over and is eligible for a Hong Kong Re-entry Permit.
* the holder is between the age of 11 and 17 and is eligible for a Hong Kong Re-entry Permit.
A the holder has the right of abode in the HKSAR.
C the holder's stay in the HKSAR is limited by the Director of Immigration at the time of his registration of the card.
R the holder has a right to land in the HKSAR.
U the holder's stay in the HKSAR is not limited by the Director of Immigration at the time of his registration of the card.
Z the holder's place of birth reported is Hong Kong.
X the holder's place of birth reported is the Mainland.
W the holder's place of birth reported is the region of Macau.
O the holder's place of birth reported is in other countries.
B the holder's reported date of birth or place of birth has been changed since his/ her first registration.
N the holder's reported name has been changed since his/ her first registration.


a FDH will have the symbols of CO on their HKID and will not have any stars.

[clee0302]

I agree that lotta HK people treat maids like shit, but my aunt and family friends in HK had maids and they treated her like family. I think it's those greedy maids that's messing around with HK law

[bing]

Originally Posted by goo3

Dude, stop taking Philosophy. That shit is useless.

+1 Going by his logic, he failed the course.

[alpinestars]

Originally Posted by asian_XL

The law is fair to them, HK basic law says whoever stayed in hk for 7 yrs are eligble to apply citizenship. The govt's only concern is the burden of social welfare needs to support these people. The Hongers are mad, when the lower class already get no benefit nowaday, their public housing application need to wait for 8-9 years; pregnant women get no space to deliver in local hospitals, these are not assumptions, but real facts. It's a large impact to get instant 200,000 population boom in an already packed city, and x4 for potential family members get instant free ticket to HK. However, the law is the law, I'd bring popcorn and ready for the CFA judgement.

BTW, the reality is, once these maid get the right of abode in Hong Kong, they will be protected by minium wage. Their basic salary will be jacked up 2x and it is unaffordable for most families, which menas they will lose their maid job then they all will have to find a place to live.

*picture below* This is where a lot of low class Hongers live.

I notice a motor vehicle high accident rate/high tax avoidance rate from foreigners based out of asia. the canadian government should protect it's health-care system by limiting the amount of foreign immigrants from this continent. we're talking about people's lives here, pregnant women being forced into labour inside public washrooms because these immigrants are sucking up our resources...

[underscore]

Originally Posted by bing

Glad you woke up, this actually happens in a lot of threads. You get tons of misinformed, uneducated, or illogical comments. Taylor pointed this out, and based on the 2006 census only ~28% (25-34 age bracket) of the population have at least a bachelor's degree. It's even worse ~18% when you count the population from 15 and up. Plus you need to factor out those who slept through school and didn't learn anything. Not saying you need an education to be knowledgeable, but it tends to help a lot. The great thing is, if you have half a brain, you can evaluate every comment and know which ones to never take seriously.

not everyone wants a degree, and not everyone with a degree is actually that intelligent outside of books. You also haven't stated what other countries are at, or made any note of the fact that a post-secondary education wasn't as big of a thing in the past...

[SkinnyPupp]

Arguing about degrees with a graduate is like arguing about christianity with a christian. DON'T BOTHER.

[terkan]

Originally Posted by goo3

Dude, stop taking Philosophy. That shit is useless.

You gotta take it for electives in healthcare professions. Plus I was pointing out how irrelevant his stats were unless you want to agree with his statement that you are retarded.

[BoredAtWork]

Originally Posted by asian_XL

The law is fair to them, HK basic law says whoever stayed in hk for 7 yrs are eligble to apply citizenship. The govt's only concern is the burden of social welfare needs to support these people. The Hongers are mad, when the lower class already get no benefit nowaday, their public housing application need to wait for 8-9 years; pregnant women get no space to deliver in local hospitals, these are not assumptions, but real facts. It's a large impact to get instant 200,000 population boom in an already packed city, and x4 for potential family members get instant free ticket to HK. However, the law is the law, I'd bring popcorn and ready for the CFA judgement.

BTW, the reality is, once these maid get the right of abode in Hong Kong, they will be protected by minium wage. Their basic salary will be jacked up 2x and it is unaffordable for most families, which menas they will lose their maid job then they all will have to find a place to live.

*picture below* This is where a lot of low class Hongers live.

Not really. They have done survey on this. If the contract is redone with minimal wage, Owners can easily tax them back on Shelter and food expense. It will never work out to the benefit of the maids in terms of pay increases.

What I am really pissed is that The maids knew that they were not given the right to permanent residency when they were applying for their visas. This is the exact terms of foreign labor when they signed up.

These maids are hired foreign workers. They are not (and are not qualified) for immigration. This is the terms given and they accepted when they signed the Visa.

Think of it this way, if basic law and rights are given to these people, not only will it have a huge impact on the welfare and social funding in HK, These people never paid taxes to HK government. Look at the picture above from asian_XL, the social funding and welfare in HK is already next to null for low income citizens.

It will also serve as a way for people to freely "immigrate" into HK. As long as there is a barer for work contract, they will be granted through. The whole immigration system of scanning for qualified citizen goes down the drain, and this turns into legal human smuggling.

Its sort of like the Vietnamese Refugees smuggling back in the 60's to 80's for Hong Kong, but this time they bend the law to do it instead of jumping through wires. If anyone knows of the Refugees back in the days, you would know how much impact it costed the city.

Think of Vancouver suddenly flooded with non tax paying Chinese people, all asking for housing, healthcare, EI, and retirement benefits. Oh wait, that's already been done

[RFlush]

To be honest, HK already has one of the most relaxed immigration rules. What other country can you simply marry someone who has a HKID and get residency rights with barely any check and within a month.

Or be able to buy resident rights or be able to work in HK by just being 'white' ROFL.

[Culture_Vulture]

I read this thread and this was the only thing I could think of