A Facebook post about an Indonesian domestic worker – taking selfies with a friend at a shopping mall in Chai Wan on Hong Kong Island during working hours – has gone viral on social media recently.
On Wednesday afternoon, Ricky Wong Sze-chin, a former member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), uploaded a video and photos about the maid and her friend on his Facebook account.
According to his post, the maid was supposed to be taking care of an old woman, who was seen shaking on her wheelchair. Worried that the old lady could be feeling cold, Wong suggested to the domestic worker that she take the old lady home, instead of spending time taking selfies.
But the maid replied to Wong in Cantonese that the old woman’s condition was normal. “She is always shaking like this. Why did you scold me?” the maid said, adding that she had not left the old woman alone or unsafe.
The video had been viewed 1.8 million times and shared more than 15,000 times as of noon on Friday.
Netizens had different views about the incident. Some criticized the maid for neglecting the old woman and taking selfies with her friend during working hours.
But others slammed Wong for wrongly assuming that the old woman, who could have Parkinson’s disease – which causes patients to shake –was feeling cold.
Some netizens said Wong had opened a “public trial” against the maids by posting their pictures on Facebook.
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Rammoyan Malinang hindi porket MAID wala nang karapatan gumamit ng telepono.. MAID YAYA din po ako at ALLOWED gumamit ng Fon as long as NAgagampanan nmin trabaho namin.. sadyang ang mga intsik lang namn talaga pakialamero dto.. ang sakit sa kalooban nila pag may nakikitang mga helpers na masaya habang nsa trabho at may hawak na cp..at ikaw masyado kang mapangmaliit wala kang pinagkaiba sa kanila.. akala mo naman hhhhhmmmmmm.. zip my mouth na nga lang baka ako namn makahurt��
Very much agree��
You know the life of being a maid or a helper it’s not easy we have a lot work. You know what I mean! But our salary is not enough to provide a hole family back home! Not all employers treat us like a human being im Lucky my employer is not like that!
Dont tell me this two days are your holidays and your not using phone while working…..
Dunong dunungan
pampam
Clean your wall para di obvious na mapagpangap ka sa pg cocomment
Dami mo learnings te��
Rammoyan Malinang
Before u comment like your not really doing what uve uttered kindly screen all your post if your really not using phone while your on duty…..
Hypocrite
If parkinsons diagnosis…the bobo will be shaking every time….last time i also take care people have parkinsons….if diagnosa 4 she must have operation and put implan in the brast….every 5 years mush change…..in singapore last time me employer 1 time operation…every 3 awer must it medicine name is madopar….
Rammoyan Malinang aba kapal mukha Neto you the maid ha? Katulong ka dn astang amo ka daig mo pa ang amo kung makacoment hoy impocble dka gumamit ng cp while your working angas mo ah…
���u better hire a maid for yourself men…..
I think youre just pretending that you care,,,fact is you just want to be famous!!! If I was the one who saw what that helper do I would rather choose to notify her and told her about what I saw to the old woman but if she gave u an answer its natural…then its natural or you dont know about that disease..right dude I feel your hypocrisy rather than your thoughtfulness
The man posted this is just a gossiper or busybody he just want to be a celebrity
What was really happen? More of an intruder than concern.
Issy Isabelle grabe sya no? Ano daw ‘you helper’.
Because there were some people who was too nosy for other peoples business,, some are there to discriminate other people.. Some have personality problem..some just love trouble.. Some think they are better than others..some help with benefits..But there were some who help or concern with all there hearts…
Less talk less mistake. I hope all of us learned.
Very well said
The two man was busy body, want to make the maid get trouble and get no face, they are really bad
Islam is a religion not a race so how can I be a racist , you stupid Muslim women.
Josie Treyes Cosca
correct!
he’s bitter, hehehe
Some of them hates helper that much….they used their time catching photos or vedio of helper ..using phone while walking with dogs…talking to somebody while taking care child…or elderly… Even in a few moment then THEY WILL POST IT in their page!!!
It seems like they have bad experience with HELPER before…..
They don’t consider that not all birds have the same feather���
How about us "helper" who have been abused by our employer???
Scolding in public!!!!!! Always looking for helpers mistakes??? Only one hair dropped on the floor they will say "VERY VERY DIRTY….BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!!
working before going out for holiday
Working right after holiday!!!!
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But we " helper" don’t say anything!!!
.be rational my friend!!!!