Hi Linsi and others,

Yes, today is the anniversary of one of the most sad day of the PRC history.

For what I saw at that time is that for the first time I saw HK people going down to the street to protest. One million.

Imagine one million people on 6 millions at that time. It is like in a 60 millions people country, 6 million were protesting !

Before that the people of HK were just interested in doing business under the the easy market rules by the British.

It is at this time that democratic parties emerged in HK.

Jacques wrote:

QUOTE:
Hi Linsi and others,

Yes, today is the anniversary of one of the most sad day of the PRC history.

For what I saw at that time is that for the first time I saw HK people going down to the street to protest. One million.

Imagine one million people on 6 millions at that time. It is like in a 60 millions people country, 6 million were protesting !

Before that the people of HK were just interested in doing business under the the easy market rules by the British.

It is at this time that democratic parties emerged in HK.

Leung-Kwok hung
Hong Kong's most popular street protestor now voted as member of the legislative council New Territories, East.




that's why leung-kowk hung has vowed not to cut his hair until the government of People's Republic of China apologizes for its crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, although it was cut once against his will when he was briefly imprisoned following a political action.

Leung's key campaigns include universal suffrage, and working- and under-classes welfare. His political agenda include introduction of a liveable minimum wage and a comprehensive social security system, restoration of workers' right to collective bargaining, and setting a tax on business speculation.

but i will surely vote for him

Hi Linsi,

You put an message on "Jacques eye on Asia" that I think, because concerning HK would be better in this forum. Can you move it ?

Jacques wrote:

QUOTE:
Hi Linsi,

You put an message on "Jacques eye on Asia" that I think, because concerning HK would be better in this forum. Can you move it ?

hi jaques,

that would be done by a global moderator or the admins
i don't think it is possible-

by the way you can delete it, no problem about that, i can make another one here, and thanks for reminding me-

cheers
linsi

since the topic speaks of hong kong here, i wanted to post
a switch to a more timely issues,
a more relevant subject about hong kong's domestic workers
and how they fare with chinese employers-


high education of FDH's has come to be seen as objectionable quality" because an educated domestic worker is more likely to put on airs and to present herself as too good to do what is expected of her.




many middle-class chinese employers consider the english-language abilities of filipinas beneficial and many expect "helpers" to tutor their children.

but agency staff and members of the employers association both insist that many chinese employers favor less educated domestic workers because "they know their place.


As the owner of one of Hong Kong's biggest employment agency explained today " the high education of FDH's has come to be seen as objectionable quality" because an educated domestic worker is more likely to put on airs and to present herself as too good to do what is expected of her.

One staff member explained that her agency prefers women from the provinces who have little education. In her words
"the applicants with higher education... argue more with their employers, some even have the gall to ask their employers how many degrees they have..


so the notion that higher education and english speaking now becomes objectionable to chinese employers-<br><br>Post edited by: linsi, at: 2007/07/27 22:32

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