I came across this when hunting for news this morning:
The fury that some Hong Kong people feel over the hostage debacle has spilled over into racist appeals for retribution, with Internet posts calling for Filipino maids in the city to be sacked and sent home. There have been reports that some Filipino maids were hurled insults on streets by local people, so much so that some maids have been advised by their employers not to go out. Philippine President Benigno Aquino's Facebook page has also been the target of a torrent of incendiary attacks, some of which carry clearly racist overtones.
About 140,000 Filipinos live in Hong Kong, most of them working as domestic helpers, so mass sackings and deportations would have a major impact on the city's way of life while also bringing Hong Kong international opprobrium.
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What happened in Manila is disturbing and unacceptable - but I do not understand why we would want to take out our anger on domestic helpers...
Instead the HK and China govts should focus on the so-called 'govt' of the Philippines... which is controlled by a small group of families who dont pay taxes and who are dedicated to enriching themselves at the expense of tens of millions who live in abject poverty....
They are the reason the police force is both incompetent and an embarrassment to the country and why these 8 people are lying dead in a morgue...
To start with revoke this moron's bail (and btw - how did his coke stash go from 26g to 6g and the charge drop from trafficking to possession...) and let him rot in jail until trial time
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And put a travel ban on all Philippine govt officials who try to come to Hong Kong - it wont achieve much other than letting them know we know who is responsible...