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Hong Kong govt to appeal High Court ruling on maids
30 September 2011
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Hong Kong’s High Court has ruled that a law banning foreign domestic workers from permanent residency in the city is unconstitutional.
The case was brought by a Filipino maid who’s lived in Hong Kong since 1986.
The Court ruled that immigration laws barring domestic workers — mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia — from settling permanently violated Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, known as the Basic Law.
Under the law, foreigners can apply to settle in Hong Kong after seven years of uninterrupted residency, but maids were specifically excluded.
Alan Leong is a senior counsel and a member of Hong Kong’s parliament, the Legislative Council.
Mr Leong, who’s also leader of the Civic Party, does NOT expect a sudden influx of foreign migrants.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Alan Leong, senior counsel, leader of the Civic Party and member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council
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