Pangalawang food festival, binuksan sa Sha Tin Park

Kabilang si Seretary Chan sa mga unang tumikim ng pagkain sa Sha Tin food fair

Kasalukuyang isinasagawa ang "Happy Hong Kong" Gourmet Marketplace sa ampitheater ng Sha Tin Park, kung saan iba-ibang putahe at pagkaing local na nasa 70 booths ang maaring tingnan at tikman.

Binuksan ang pangalawang food festival (na naglalayon na pasayahin ang mga tao pagkatapos ng pandemya) nitong Sabado, May 6, at mananatiling bukas hanggang ngayong araw ng Linggo.

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Dumating sa pasinaya sina Financial Secretary Paul Chan, Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak; Under Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Clarence Leung; at ang Director of Home Affairs,  Alice Cheung.

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Ayon kay Chan, nakatulong ang Gourmet Marketplace na magsama-sama ang mga tao na iba-iba ang edad at buhay na kinagisnan - at magkasayahan habang tinitikman ang mga pagkaing nakahanda.

Pinasalamatan niya ang Home Affairs Department, mga sumali sa exhibit ng pagkain, at pati na ang komunidad  sa pagsuporta sa proyekto na matagumpay daw ang naging simula.

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Dagdag niya patuloy na ang pagbabalik ng masiglang ekonomiya ng Hong Kong dahil sa pagtanggal ng mga balakid sa mga gustong magbiyahe paalis at papasok dito, at pati na ang pamimigay ng consumption vouchers sa mga residente na naging dahilan para mamili silang muli.

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Ang unang food fair ay isinagawa sa Wanchai Convention and Exhibition Cenre noong nakaraang buwan. Sa dami ng gustong makapasok ay inabot lang ng ilang oras ang pamumudmod ng mga ticket papasok.

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Dito sa Sha Tin ay hindi na kailangang magreserba ng ticket para makapasok. Ganundin sa susunod na gourmet marketplace na gaganapin naman sa Jun 3 at 4 sa Vessel, sa baybayin ng Victoria Harbour sa Kwun Tong.

Para sa iba pang detalye, bumisita lang sa website ng Home Affairs Department sa www.had.gov.hk.

 

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OWWA chief to join ‘Balik Saya’ in HK

 

OWWA chief Arnell Ignacio in a video recording promoting the 'Balik Saya' show

A protest is likely to greet the arrival in Hong Kong of the administrator of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administrator Arnell Ignacio, who will speak at the “Balik Saya” show on Chater Road this Sunday, May 7.

The show which will feature singer Rita Daniela and comedienne hosts Boobay and Boobsie, is the first time since the onset of the pandemic that OWWA is holding its regular treat to overseas Filipino workers on site.

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Ignacio himself has confirmed his presence in the show, where he will address OFWs in Hong Kong.

At about the same time, several groups of migrants under the umbrella of the Asia Migrants Coordinating Body will hold a MayDay rally outside the Central Government Offices in Tamar from 11am until 2:30pm.

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The group said in a media statement that it will submit 8,000 signatures supporting its statement against “malicious accusations of job-hopping” among foreign domestic workers.

Protesters will also take the chance to demand a living wage from both the Hong Kong and the Philippine governments.

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According to AMCB spokesperson Dolores Balladares they also plan to continue their protest to Chater Road so OWWA’s top official will get to hear about the difficulties faced by Filipino workers in Hong Kong.

“Hindi lang isang araw na hinahanap (Ignacio) siya ng mga OFW para sa direktang tulong mula sa ahensya” (It is not only once that OFWs try to seek him out for direct financial ,” said Balladares.

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“Marami pa yung nakapila sa Covid cash assistance na hindi na pinapansin ng OWWA.” (There are still a lot of OFWs queuing up for the Covid cash assistance but are no longer being attended to at OWWA).

Ignacio will be joined onstage by Consul General Raly Tejada who will be addressing the mostly Filipino crowd on Chater Road for the first time since taking office more than three years ago.

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But the official most OFWs want to see, Secretary Susan Ople of the Department of Migrant Workers, is again a no-show, according to a key organizer, despite sending out a message last month through two of her deputies that she would be heading to Hong Kong soon

Secretary Ople used to be a frequent visitor to Hong Kong, and at one time, even gave a workshop on writing to Filipino migrants.

Another time, she accompanied a “tanim bala” victim back to Hong Kong. The elderly worker was terminated by her employer after she was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, and falsely accused of having a spent bullet in her luggage.

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12 persons arrested in latest raids against illegal work

 

Immigration officers display the items seized during the raids

The Immigration Department has netted another 12 suspects in its latest anti-illegal work conducted across the territory from May 2 to 4.

A statement released on the government website said a total of 10 suspected illegal workers and two suspected employers were arrested.

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Among those detained for doing illegal work was a 25-year-old visitor from the Mainland who was said to have been found selling products in Sheung Shui, in violation of his visa conditions.

In the other operations, immigration task force officers raided 22 target locations as part of its operations codenamed Twilight and Greenlane. These included restaurants, retail shops, a dance studio and a vegetable stall.

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Nine suspected illegal workers comprising six men and three women aged 26 to 57 were arrested. Among them, two men were also suspected of using forged Hong Kong identity cards.

Two other people, a man aged 33 and a woman aged 44 were also arrested on suspicion of employing the illegal workers.

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Immigration again warned the public that illegal work is strictly prohibited in Hong Kong, for which the penalty is quite severe.

Visitors who take up work, whether paid or unpaid, face a maximum fine of $50,000 and up to two years imprisonment. Aiders and abettors, aside from employers, are likewise liable to prosecution.

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The penalty gets more severe if the violator is an illegal immigrant, subject of a removal order or deportation (such as asylum seekers). The maximum term of imprisonment is three years, aside from $500,000 fine.

Those who use or possess forged HKID cards face even harsher penalties, with the maximum fine going up to $100,000 and imprisonment of up to 10 years.

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Employers are punished even more. After conviction they could face a fine of up to $500,000 and a maximum imprisonment of 10 years.

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Pinoy, 31 buwan sa kulungan dahil sa panloloob at marijuana

 

Mabigat ang naging parusa sa nasasakdal na itinanggi ang mga paratang

Hinatulang makulong ng isang hukom ng District Court nitong Biyernes, Mayo 5, ang isang Pilipinong residente ng Hong Kong nang 31 buwan dahil sa salang panloloob sa isang restaurant sa Central, at pagdadala ng marijuana noong Setyembre 2018.

Hindi na pinatagal pa ni District Judge Daniel Tang ang hatol pagkatapos dinggin ang paghingi  ng abogado ni Melvin Adrian F. Zuñiga ng magaan na parusa para sa kanyang kliyente.

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“Tatlumpung buwan ang ginamit kong umpisang kaparusahan sa panloloob, at iyon ang ipapataw ko. Apat na linggo naman ang parusa sa ikalawang sakdal (na pagtataglay ng marijuana),” ani Tang sa abogado.

“Kaya 30 buwan at apat na linggo,” dagdag niya bago siya bumalik sa kanyang silid.

Napatunayang nagkasala si Zuñiga, 28-anyos na binata, sa sakdal na panloloob sa paglilitis na ginanap sa korte ni Tang sa loob ng ilang araw noong Pebrero, ayon sa hatol ng hukuman na binasa sa Court 8 ng Eastern Court noong April 17.

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Tinanggihan ng hukom ang ang salaysay ni Zuñiga na tinakot lang siya ng mga imbestigador kaya niya inaming ang panloloob at pagtangay ng $3,000 mula sa Chi Chi Cham restaurant sa Central, na dati niyang employer, may apat na taon na ang nakalilipas.

Higit na kapani-paniwala sa lahat ng bagay ang kuwento ng dalawang pulis na humuli kay Zuñiga at tumestigo sa korte, sabi ni Tang.

Sinabi ng tagausig na noong Setyembre 17, 2018, nang sitahin ng mga pulis si Zuñiga sa Arbuthnot Road, Central, ay may nakuha silang 7.88 gramo ng marijuana o cannabis at 0.83 gramo ng cannabis resin sa mga gamit niya.

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Nang nalaman ang kanyang pangalan ay naalala ng isa sa mga pulis na iniugnay din siya sa kaso ng panloob sa unang palapag ng 53 Peel Street sa Central tatlong araw pa lang ang nakalilipas, at tumangay ng $3,000.

Bago ipinataw ni Tang ang sentensiya ay sinabi ng abogado ni Zuñiga na may mga mali sa salaysay ng tagausig.

Binanggit ng abogado na noong araw na nadakip ang nasasakdal ay nagtatrabaho siya bilang assistant driver na sumasahod  ng $24,000 at walang pangangailangan sa pera kaya walang dahilang manloob siya at magnakaw ng $3,000.

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Idinagdag ng manananggol na malaking kabawasan sa pamilya ang pagkakakulong ni Zuñiga nang matagal.

Sinabi rin ng abogado na may sulat ang isang pari sa korte na nagsasaad ng magandang pagkatao ng nasasakdal sa hangad na mabawasan pa ang ipapataw na parusa. Nagpasalamat ang hukom sa sulat ng pari, ngunit hindi na niya pinansin ang iba pang inilalahad ng abogado.

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Sa kanyang pahayag sa mga pulis, sinabi ni Zuñiga na siya ay nagtatrabaho noon sa bar na dragon-I, pero bago ito ay namasukan siya sa Chi Chi Cham restaurant na nasa Peel Street. Madali niya itong napasukan dahil alam niyang hindi kinakandado ang likod na pintuan nito.

Nakita sa CCTV ang nangyari, bagamat tinakpan ng nanloob ang ibabang parte ng kanyang  mukha.

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30-year-old Filipina dies after month-long fight against heart failure

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A photo of Mary Grace as shared by some people on Facebook

Filipina domestic helper Mary Grace Perater lost her fight against a chronic heart disease, more than a month after she was rushed to hospital and had to be operated on immediately.

She was just 30 years old.

According to her sister-in-law, Mary Grace passed on at Prince of Wales Hospital early this Friday, 12:51 am, from what appears to be multiple organ failure due to her heart ailment.

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She is survived by her husband, Julito Perater, and three young children.

Mary Grace, who hailed form Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, had worked for her employer in Tuen Mun  for barely two years.

The doctor who first operated on her at Tuen Mun Hospital in Tai Po on Apr 1 told family members that Mary Grace had known about her heart problem for a year but did not inform anyone.

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Her employer took her to the hospital earlier on the same day, after she complained of difficulty in breathing.

She fell into a coma after the operation, but became well enough to chat with close family members afterwards, though she remained listed in critical condition.

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About a week after the operation, her employer told her relatives that the ECMO machine that was helping Mary Grace breathe could be taken off her soon as he condition was improving.

A recent photo shared on FB shows Mary Grace looking happy despite her critical state

However, she turned for the worse over an apparent aneurysm in the right leg so she was transferred to Prince of Wales Hospital in Shatin where she had surgery on Apr 17.

A few days later she was again operated on for a blockade in her heart, from which she never recovered.

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Her family, especially her husband, Julito, had appealed to Philippine government representatives to check on his wife’s condition, alleging online that they had neglected her.

However, officials at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said they had been in constant touch with Mary Grace’s employer  and the doctors who were looking after her.

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Several migrant organizations have stepped in to help raise funds for Mary Grace’ s surviving family members, especially her young children.

Among them is the Social Justice for Migrant Workers, headed by its founder, Marites Palma. Those who wish to extend help may contact them directly through their Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/groups/390134021591217

Alternatively, you may contact Julito Perater directly at +63 92254 05885.

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