Hong Kong court junks bid to suspend maid ruling
10/27/2011A Hong Kong court rejected a government bid Wednesday to suspend the processing of residency applications by foreign maids after a key ruling last month paved the way for them to settle in the city.
Foreigners can apply to stay in Hong Kong after seven years of uninterrupted residency, gaining access to voting rights, benefits such as public housing and the right to live in the Chinese city without a work visa.
But until the landmark High Court ruling last month, immigration laws had excluded the city’s 292,000 foreign maids from settling in the territory.
The High Court judged the law unconstitutional in a decision that has sharply divided opinion and prompted a government appeal..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20111027hed5.html
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mainam ito at makakatulong makabawas sa pangaabuso, kung minsan ay nakakamatay, ng pinay dh.
"But until the landmark High Court ruling last month, immigration laws had excluded the city’s 292,000 foreign maids from settling in the territory"
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