Hong Kong red bus in Des Voeux Road West
Hong Kong is a no strange place for me. It is known here in South East Asia as shopping centre and the Disneyland. It is two hours away from Manila, the capital city of Philippines. So, when I was called to come to Hong Kong for a meeting, I was excited for the fact it would be my first time to visit the state that have gained economic boom and prosperity even surpassing the milestones Philippines have showed decades ago. I wanna see it for myself. And it is a reality now, as I hold my return ticket.
Even if I had a short stay in Hong Kong and was not able to go around the state, I gained fruitful insights and learnings. I realized that unemployment in the Philippines is too high, that many of the Filipinos have to work abroad – majority of them are domestic helpers! And Hong Kong is one of their hubs. It is said to be that 100,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong work as domestic helper, or commonly known as DH.
