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HK’s Covid caseload tops 6,000

Posted on 18 August 2022 No comments

By The SUN

 

Covid cases climbed to 6,054 today, in sign of a slow but steady rise in infections

Health authorities reported a new four-month high in the daily coronavirus infections, with the total tally reaching 6,054 today, Thursday. It is the highest daily tally since early April.

According to Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection, 5,811 local cases were recorded yesterday, as well as 243 infections imported from 49 countries.

Seven places each had 10 or more travelers who tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Hong Kong. These are: India, 31; Thailand and United Kingdom, 27; the Philippines, 20; Singapore, 12; Japan, 13; and Canada, 12.

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Among the imported cases, 121 were detected at the airport, 51 during the three-day hotel quarantine, 50 during the medical surveillance period of between four and seven days, and 12 beyond this period.

Asked if the number of imported cases detected after the mandatory three-day isolation period put the community at a higher risk of infection, Dr Chuang said the figure was within expectations.

She said the infections found during medical surveillance account for only about 20% of all imported cases, and the remaining 80% are still detected either on arrival or during the mandatory three-day hotel quarantine.

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She also said the number of cases suspected to carry the highly transmissible BA.5 variant continues to rise, with the total figure now accounting for 37.2% of all cases. In comparison, the previously dominant BA.2.12.1 now makes up only 9% of the cases.

Chuang also said five related deaths were recorded yesterday, raising the total death toll from the fifth wave of infections to 9,376.

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Dr Gladys Kwan of the Hospital Authority said the fatalities involved four men and a woman aged between 50 to 92 years old. Only one of them had completed three doses of a vaccine.

Four residential care homes for the elderly reported a total of seven cases – four residents and three staff – while two residents at two separate care homes for the disabled also tested positive.

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As most schools are on holiday, there was a marked decrease in the number of cases reported from them. Still, 48 cases were reported from 36 schools today, involving 38 students and 10 teachers and staff

The number of Covid patients receiving treatment in public hospitals has gone up to 1,886, and among them, 38 patients are in critical condition, including four who were newly admitted. Nine of them are in intensive care.

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Pinay umaming ipinagamit ang ATM card niya sa money laundering

Posted on 17 August 2022 No comments

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Sa mga ATM isinasagawa ang paglilipat-lipat ng perang galing sa krimen


Isang Pilipina ang umamin ngayon (Aug. 17) na ipinagamit niya sa ibang tao ang kanyang ATM card upang maglinis ng perang galing sa krimen, o ang tinatawag na money laundering.

Ito ay isa sa dalawang kasong iniharap ng taga-usig laban kay Arline Baydal, 41 taong gulang na galing sa Iloilo, sa harap ni Magistrate Lau Suk-han sa Eastern Magisracy.

Inamin ni Baydal ang kasong paglabag sa Section 25(1) at 25(3) ng Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance o ang paghawak ng perang pinaninawalaan o alam na galing sa krimen.

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Ang kasong ito ni Baydal nagmula sa pag-deposit at pag-withdraw ng kabuuang $167,975 sa ATM account niya sa Hang Seng Bank sa pagitan ng Dec. 8 2021 at March 1, 2022.

Pero itinanggi niya na nakipagsabwatan siya upang pumasok at lumabas sa kanyang ATM account ang kabuuang halaga na $177,875 sa pagitan ng Oct. 10, 2021 at March 1, 2022.

Dahil sa kanyang pag-amin sa unang kaso ay hindi na hinabol ng taga-usig na idiin pa siya sa ikalawa, o ang pakikipagsabwatan sa ibang tao upang isagawa ang krimen. 


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Gayunpaman, kahit itinanggi ni Baydal ang ikalawang kaso-- na base sa dalawang batas ng Hong Kong, ang Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance at ang Crimes Ordinance – mananatili ito sa kanyang rekord, ayon sa hukom.

Inutos ni Magistrate Lau na kumpiskahin ang mobile phone ni Baydal, na ginamit bilang ebidensiya, dahil may  mga impormasyon pang makukuha dito na makakatulong sa pulisya na madakip ang iba pang sangkot sa krimen.


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Ibinalik din sa pulisya ang iba pang ebidensiyang ginamit laban kay Baydal.

Humiling naman ng mas mababang parusa ang abogado ni Baydal, base sa kanyang pag-amin at malinis na rekord sa Hong Kong.

Hindi agad nagbaba ng sentensya si Magistrate Lau, at inutos na gawan ng background report si Bandal upang gawin niyang basehan sa pagpaparusa, na itinakda niya sa Aug. 31.

Ibinalik sa kulungan si Baydal bago ang takdang pag sentensya sa kanya.

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HK posts 5,757 new Covid cases, highest since April

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Doctors say 80% of Covid patients in hospitals are aged 60 and above (File)

Health authorities have again called on elderly people to get fully vaccinated and seek medical attention immediately when they catch Covid-19, as they reported an additional 5,757 cases on Wednesday, the biggest since Apr 1.

It was the second time in four days that the caseload topped 5,000, indicating a slow but steady increase in the number of infections.

Among the new cases, 5,563 were locally transmitted, while the remaining 194 were imported from 43 countries.

According to Dr Albert Au of the Centre for Health Protection, five countries – Thailand, the United Kingdom, United States, India and the Philippines, each had more than 10 travelers who tested positive after arriving in Hong Kong.

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Among these imported cases, 89 were detected at the airport, 54 during the three-day hotel quarantine, and 51 after the travelers had rejoined the community.

Meanwhile, 94 residents of a care home in the Southern District had to be sent to quarantine after seven other residents and two staff members tested positive for Covid-19.

A nurse in the five-story facility tested positive on Aug 15, and the rest of the patients were found infected during follow-up testing.

The two doctors sent out an urgent appeal for elderly residents to complete their vaccination, saying about 80 percent of patients in hospital now are aged 60 and above, and more than 80% of those in critical and serious condition are in the same age bracket.

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Au said more elderly people are likely to come down with the virus, noting that 15,443 of those who caught Covid in the past two weeks, or nearly 25% of all the patients, were aged 60 and above.

In the last two weeks of July, the number was less than 13,000, making up 18% of the total number.

"In the past two weeks, there are over 15,000 elderly people aged 60 and above infected with Covid,” said Au. “So we encourage elderly people living in the community to receive vaccination as soon as possible."

The doctors say it is important for the elderly and those with chronic diseases to complete their jabs

He also gave data showing that patients in this age group are 66 times more likely to die after catching Covid if they did not complete three doses of a vaccine.

Without vaccination, he said the mortality rate for those aged over 60 rises to 86% or one in every 12 of those infected.

Given these, Au said it was equally important for the elderly to seek medical help as soon as they test positive for the virus, especially if they are not fully vaccinated.

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"If they have symptoms, they must seek medical care or consultation, and get tested, so that if they're really infected, they can receive treatment as early as possible,” he said.

Lau also reported four related deaths, involving two men and two women aged 52 to 96. Three of them had only two jabs of a Covid vaccine, including the youngest, a woman who suffered from lung cancer.

The patient tested positive at a hospital’s emergency section when she sought medical help on Aug 3. She was given oral antiviral drugs before being admitted to Haven of Hope Hospital on August 11 for her cancer treatment. Her condition deteriorated and she died yesterday.

Lau appealed to patients with critical illnesses like cancer to complete their vaccination to better protect themselves because of their weakened immune systems. Contrary to popular belief, he said failing to get vaccinated could leave them more vulnerable to serious complications should they catch the coronavirus.

Responding to reporters’ questions, Lau said that a toddler who was rushed to hospital in critical condition after catching the coronavirus is now stable and has been moved to regular pediatric ward in hospital.

However, a five-year-old girl who also suffered serious complications from Covid, is still fighting for her life at Tuen Mun Hospital.

He said a total of 1,875 patients are now receiving treatment in public hospitals. Among them 32 are in critical condition, including 10 in intensive care, while 33 are in serious condition.

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Mission & Bethune House: Beacons of hope for migrants amid pandemic

Posted on 16 August 2022 No comments

By Daisy CL Mandap

 

A Covid-positive worker gets a care pack from the Mission/Bethune team

Stuck in your quarantine hotel with your phone battery about to die and your charger does not fit into the socket provided?

Find yourself positive for Covid-19 but you’re home alone because your employers are away?

Have no fear, for the Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW or Mission) and Bethune House Migrant Women’s Refuge (Bethune House or Bethune), along with their kindhearted volunteers, are always on standby to help.

This was experienced by one Filipina domestic worker who upon returning to Hong Kong on Sunday from her vacation in the Philippines, found out that she could not plug in her mobile phone because she did not have the right charger.

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Lian (not her real name) said she immediately called the front desk at Rambler Garden Hotel in Tsing Yi where she is spending her mandatory three days’ quarantine to try and borrow the right charger, but was told they were not allowed to do as she requested.

No amount of pleading worked so she sent out a message of appeal to The SUN late yesterday, saying there was only 9 percent charge remaining in her phone’s battery.

Good day, pakisuyo naman po. Pa-post po at baka po may malapit dito sa aking quarantine hotel, ang Rambler Garden Hotel. Baka may extra charger po kayo, pwede kong mahiram? Soli ko na lang sa Sunday. Nanakaw kasi ang isang cp (cell phone) ko sa Pilipinas, kasama doon ang charger,” said her message.

(May I ask a favor? Could you please help post this message, in case there is someone near my quarantine hotel, Rambler Garden. If you have an extra charger, may I please borrow it? I will just give it back on Sunday. My other phone was stolen in the Philippines, and with it was the charger).

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Lian showed a two-prong charger that she had also brought along, but which did not fit the hotel socket.

Her message was forwarded to Bethune House executive director Edwina Antonio who promptly responded with, “Sige” and just asked for more details about the worker, including her room and phone number.

At about noon today, Lian was pleasantly surprised to receive not just a phone charger but also a “Covid care pack” from the Mission and Bethune House, which contained food, drink and other quarantine essentials.

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Salamat po ng marami. Sobrang saya ko, higit pa sa need ko ang dumating. May pagkain at maiinom pa, salamat po,” said Lian.

(Thank you so much. I am so happy because what arrived was more than what I needed. There was food and drink, thank you).

Express delivery to Lian at her hotel in far-off Tsing Yi

What Lian did not know was that the two NGOs, which have been helping migrants for the past four decades, have been hard at work the past few months in extending help to migrants affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

From providing shelter and legal advice and support to distressed migrants, they partnered with groups like Asian Migrants Coordinating Body in delivering food, masks and medicines to foreign domestic workers who were either in quarantine or isolation, wherever they may be in Hong Kong.

This task became extremely important during the Omicron surge early this year, when dozens of MDWs were thrown out of their employers’ flats once they were found infected, were shunned by fellow migrants in boarding houses, or were driven away from the airport when their pre-boarding PCR tests turned out positive.

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To this day, the two support groups continue to cook, pack and provide support migrant workers affected by the coronavirus contagion.

Tuloy ang assistance namin sa mga naka quarantine na newly arrived at iyong mga Covid positive na need ng care packs at isolated sa bahay ng mga amo,” said Antonio.

(We continue to assist newly arrived workers who are in quarantine and those who test positive for Covid and need care packs because they are self-isolating in their employers’ houses).

According to Antonio, among those that they are currently helping are two Filipinas who tested positive on Saturday while their employers were on an overseas trip. They reported their infection to the government but were told to self-isolate.

Another was a Filipina worker who was also at her employer’s home, alone, when she tested positive.

Since all of them are forbidden from going out until they receive word from the Centre for Health Protection that they are already Covid-free, they can only rely on outside help for their daily sustenance and other needs.

Another recent beneficiary of the Mission-Bethune project was an Indonesian domestic worker who tested positive on Monday night and at her request, was moved to a shelter where she can undergo self-isolation.

Antonio (right) receives much-needed donation from Seeds of Hope of Yew Chung Foundation

Apart from those with Covid-related concerns, Bethune House is providing accommodation, food and other needs to 18 “clients” in its two shelters – in Jordan and Sheung Wan.

Some of these clients help in the preparation and delivery of the care packs, along with 10 other volunteers from migrant organizations. There is also a local Chinese staff of the Mission who helps ease any language-related problems that may arise.

On the care packs, the two NGOs also explicitly give thanks to  the Fu Tak Lam Foundation Limited for its donation “for emergency relief for the Migrant Domestic Workers in Hong Kong.”

Volunteer-driven but inspired by love and charity, the Mission and Bethune House have proven time and again that they will stand by all migrant workers “anytime, anywhere” for as long as they are around.

Migrant workers who need help may contact the Mission’s office no, 2522 8264 or its hotline, 9529 2326. Bethune’s hotline is 9338 0035. They can also be reached through their respective Facebook accounts.

Donations are also welcome. Please click this link for details: https://donorbox.org/urgent-emergency-appeal-to-support-hong-kong-s-migrant-domestic-workers?fbclid=IwAR3LTqV80P1qadAtSav18pIynbMaSbmQPfMUUuZQiH6Y56bBwSfEnXx15h8

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Over 5,000 Covid cases logged, plus 10 deaths

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Long queue for those put under compulsory testing in Shatin today indicates the rise in infections

Health authorities reported 5,162 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, 272 of them imported.

There were also 10 deaths, involving patients aged 60 to 97, of whom seven did not complete vaccination.

A 27-month-old boy who was under intensive care at Princess Margaret Hospital after testing positive could now breathe on his own without a respirator, and his condition is listed as stable.

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However, a five-year-old girl who has been in intensive care at Tuen Mun Hospital after catching Covid-19 remains in critical condition. Her 11-year-old sister who was also found infected, is in stable condition.

According to Dr Albert Au of the Centre for Health Protection the rise in the number of cases was caused by the BA.5 variant, which together with the BA.4 strain, now account for 24.5 percent of the total caseload.

In comparison, the previously dominant strain, BA.2.12.1, has 8.9 percent share of the daily tally. The rest of the infections are still linked to the BA.2 variant of the Omicron.

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Au said according to the World Health Organization, about 60 to 70 percent of all Omicron cases across the globe were BA.5 variant infections.

Meanwhile, the Hospital Authority reported an outbreak at the oncology ward of Tuen Mun Hospital, where nine patients and four staff have so far tested positive. The source is believed to be a patients’ assistant who was found infected on Aug. 11.

All the patients in the cluster are now in isolation. One 53-year-old patient is critical condition while two others, one 76 and the other, 84, are in serious condition.

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A separate outbreak was also recorded at the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan, where five patients aged 67 to 95, were found infected; as well as one staff member.

The apparent index case involved a male patient who tested positive on Aug 13.

Both the affected wards have been closed for cleansing and no new patients are being admitted there for now.

The CHP said it received reports of 92 positive cases from schools, involving 71 students and 21 teachers and staff.

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Saint Paul's Catholic Day Nursery has been asked to suspend a class after two students caught Covid.

Seven residential care homes for the elderly and four for the disabled also reported nine new infections. 

As of the latest tally, 1,813 Covid patients are now receiving treatment in public hospitals. They include 27 who are in critical condition and 26 in serious condition.

HA chief manager Lau Ka-hin said more than 200 patients are now being admitted to hospitals per day, and there is fear that if the trend continues, additional hospital beds and manpower may be necessary, while more non-emergency services may be affected.

But he added the HA could free up between 2,500 to 5,000 more beds if the situation deteriorates.

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Depensa ng Pinay na kinasuhan dahil daw nagtitinda sa bangketa: ako ang bumibili

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Pinababalik ang Pilipina para sa hatol sa kasong paglabag sa mga kondisyon ng kanyang visa 

Isang Pilipinang domestic helper ang humarap sa Shatin Courts ngayon (Aug. 16) sa kasong paglabag sa mga kondisyon ng kanyang visa, dahil nahuli daw siyang nagtitinda ng t-shirt noong Oct. 31, 2021 sa harap ng General Post Office sa Central.

Ang depensa ni Marilyn Bulan, 50 taong gulang: Hindi siya nagtitinda, kundi bumibili.

Mahalaga sa kanyang mapatunayan na siya ang bumibili, dahil ang pagtitinda ay paglabag sa Section 41 ng Immigration Ordinance, na ang pinakamabigat na parusa ay multang aabot sa $50,000 at pagkakulong ng dalawang taon.

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Iprinisinta ng taga-usig ang babaeng pulis na humuli kay Bulan, na nagsabing nakita niya ang transaksyon sa pagitan nito at isa pang babae --  na inabutan niya ito ng apat na t-shirt,  tapos ay tinanggap niya ang ibinalik nitong tatlong t-shirt. Bandang huli ay tinanggap niya ang bayad mula sa bumibili at isinilid niya sa kanyang sling bag.

Sinabi rin ng testigo na noong papalapit na siya upang sitahin si Bulan, nakita niya itong tumakbo, dala ang nylon bag na may lamang t-shirt, hanggang masukol nya ito sa tulong ng dalawa pang pulis.

Sa imbestigasyon ay nakita sa bag ang 31 pirasong t-shirt, na iprinisinta kay Deputy Magistrate Fung Lim-wai bilang ebidensiya.

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Sinabi ng taga-usig na ang pagtakbo ni Bulan ay tanda ng pagkakasala.

Nang tanungin ng abugado ni Bulan ang testigong pulis, lumabas na nakita niya ang transaksyon mula sa layong walong metro, na hindi niya napakinggan ang usapan ng dalawang Pilipina, at kung marinig man niya ay hindi rin niya maiintindihan dahil ito ay Tagalog.

Tinanong niya ang pulis kung binuksan niya ang bag ng akusado noong iniimbestigahan nya ang kaso.

Nang sumagot ito ng hindi, sinabi ng abogado na kung binuksan niya ang bag, makikita niya ang apat na $100, na isinukli ng babae kay Bulan.

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Nang tawagin si Bulan bilang testigo, ipinaliwanag niya na bumili siya sa babae ng 30 t-shirt na tig-$20, o may kabuuang $600, para iregalo sa kanyang mga anak, kapatid at pinsan sa darating na Pasko. Dinagdagan ito ng isa pang t-shirt na ibinigay na libre ng babae dahil may sira.

Ang ibinayad niya ay dalawang piraso ng $500, kaya binigyan siya ng sukling $400, o apat na tig-$100.

Pagkatanggap sa sukli ay may narinig siyang sumigaw at nagtakbuhan ang mga tao sa paligi niya.

Sinabi ng babae kay Bulan, “Ate, takbo na!” habang mabilis na sinisinop ang sariling paninda at umalis, kaya tumakbo siya dahil sa nerbiyos at pagkabigla.

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“Gusto ko lang naman isalba ang nabili ko,” paliwanag ni Bulan.

Pero bigla daw siyang tumigil sa pagtakbo nang maalala niya ang naiwanang trolley na may lamang mga pinamili mula sa grocery sa ale-ale sa halagang $2,500 upang ipadala sa Pilipinas, at dahil mabigat ang dala niyang bag ng t-shirt. Doon na siya inabutan ng tatlong pulis.

Sinabi niya na kinuha sa kanya ang kanyang HKID at isinakay siya sa isang police van, bago dinala sa presinto kasama ang isa pang babae na nahuli rin. Hindi na rin niya nakita ang naiwanang trolley, kahit binalikan niya ito noong gabi ring iyon sa pinaghulihan sa kanya.

Sinabi ng abugado ni Bulan na kung tama man ang nakita ng pulis, ito ay ilang segundo lamang ng buong pangyayari at dahil dito, nagkamali ito sa paghuli sa kanya.

Idinagdag niya na hindi rin kataka-taka na tumakbo si Bulan, dahil noon lang nangyari sa kanya ito at malinis ang kanyang rekord sa Hong Kong sa pitong taon niyang paninilbihan sa kanyang amo sa Sai Wan Ho, kung saan nag-aalaga siya ng isang dalagang may kapansanan sa pag-iisip.

Samantala, dagdag ng abogado, ang totoong nagbenta ng t-shirt kay Bulan ay tuloy pa rin sa gawain. Ipinakita niya ito sa mga larawan ng babae na kinunan ni Bulan sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Central ilang araw pagkatapos siyang mahuli.

Pinabalik ni Magistrate Fung si Bulan, na pansamantalang nakakalaya sa piyansang $1,000, sa Biyernes (Aug. 19) upang dinggin ang kanyang hatol.

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Filipina DH set to face employer who allegedly smacked her face with lunchbox

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Arro says her swollen lips were caused by the lunchbox that her employer smacked on her face

A Filipina domestic worker is set to confront her former employer at the Labour Department on Sept. 2, after she decided to quit her job without notice, alleging physical abuse.

Emerald L. Arro said in her termination letter dated Aug. 7 that she decided to quit because her employer, S.Y. Chan, had hit her three times without provocation since she was hired on May 17 this year.

The last time happened on the night of Aug. 6 in the employer’s  house in Shatin.  Chan allegedly slammed a lunchbox containing food on Arro’s face, as she lay on her bed, about to sleep.

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The first two incidents allegedly happened separately in June this year.

On Jun 18, Arro said her employer slapped her hard on the back, in a bid to check if she was lying about a backache for which a doctor had given her a day’s sick leave.

The second one is said to have happened on Jun 20, after Arro opened their main door and failed to let the employer go in first. Arro claimed Chan pushed her aside, causing her to crash on the door, and said she was being impolite.

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Arro said the final incident was triggered when she complained to Chan and her husband earlier about how she was not given her food on time.

The Filipina said she was forbidden from getting her share from the food she had cooked for the family, and had to wait for her employer to put a portion in the lunchbox before she could eat, often long after everyone else had their fill.

She also complained to the couple about how she was often paid her salary days after it was due.

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The couple reportedly got angry and asked the helper to sit down and talk further about her complaints, but she told them she was tired and went into the bedroom she shared with her ward, then lay down on her bed.

Shortly afterwards, Chan followed and slammed the lunchbox on her face, saying it held the food she was meant to eat. 

Arro said that was the last straw, and called the police. She showed them her swollen upper lip, but after talking with her employers, the officers refused to record the incident, and left.

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As the next day was a Sunday, Arro managed to meet up with a friend, and after consulting several groups, decided to cut short her employment contract. 

But before this, she went to Prince of Wales hospital to seek treatment and get a medical certificate for her lip bruise, which by then had almost disappeared.

Before leaving the house, she said Chan gave her salary, which was again delayed for a week. Arro said her employer must have realized that it was the last day for her to pay the salary without a fine.

Arro felt the couple could have also anticipated her deciding to quit, in which case they would ask for the money back as payment in lieu of one month’s notice.

But she decided to just leave after accepting her pay  

But that same day, Arro went back to Chan’s house along with staff of the employment agency that recruited her, saying she wanted to pick up all her stuff as she had decided to leave.

Chan and her husband did not allow the helper and the agency staff to enter, saying Arro must pay them one month’s salary first as she was leaving without serving notice.

When neither side agreed to budge, police were called. At first the officers were inclined to side with the employers, but after being shown a copy of Arro’s medical certificate and being assured that she would not run away before the conflict with her employers had been sorted out, they allowed her to take her stuff.

Arro sent out this video to ask for help after the alleged third assault 

With help from the Mission for Migrant Workers, Arro has since filed a notice of termination to Immigration, citing “suffered ill-treatment from employer” as reason. 

At the same time, she received advice from the Consulate’s assistance to nationals section on whether “constructive termination,” which allowed her to leave her employment without giving prior notice to her employer, applied in her case.

But her employer did not waste time, either, filing a claim against her at the Labour Department, for a month’s salary in lieu of notice. 

With help from the Mission, Arro is filing a counter-claim, using the alleged ill-treatment that she got from her employer as ground and reason for leaving without notice.

Arro is hopeful that she would win her claim, and along with this, her right to remain in Hong Kong and process a new employment contract.

In the more than five years that she had worked in Hong Kong, she said she never had problems with her employers. She finished two contracts and the last was cut with only six months remaining because her employers decided they no longer needed a helper.

This last incident she considers as a glitch – she is confident there are still a lot of kind-hearted employers out there who would treat her right, if not better.

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