A 38-year-old Filipino maid almost got caught breaching Hong Kong regulations against accepting part-time work after she was asked to clean an apartment that did not belong to her regular employer.
The woman nicknamed “Lenglui,” which literally means “Pretty Girl” in Cantonese, has been working for her current employer for three years, sunwebhk.com reported. Last month, she was offered a cleaning job in Kennedy Town by a fellow Filipino.
On December 3, Lenglui went to to the apartment and met the man who was living there. He asked her to clean up the apartment while he was away for a meeting for a short time.
As Lenglui was cleaning the apartment, she saw a document hanging on the wall that identified the man as an immigration officer. She immediately left the apartment and sent a message to the man that it is illegal in Hong Kong for domestic workers to have part-time jobs.
Lenglui erased all relevant mobile messages as she was afraid she would be arrested.
The article did not say whether the incident was a setup by immigration authorities or if the man genuinely needed help cleaning his apartment.
Lenglui has been reminding fellow Filipinos not to trust people automatically, especially about illegal job offers.
Kung aq ung lady na ngpart time bkit ko pa sasabihin sa reporter n muntik n aq mpahamak sa part time ko
Kasi may bayad pag may napa huli ka…$1,000.00 per head..kaya hwag magtiwala…
Marunong magtagalog c kuya wilson yao. check niyo prof niya
Nabasa kulang to sa THE SUN last week ngaun translated na dito …..same story same situation …reported the same cooy paste nalang lol…
Ha ha so many filipina workers do part time job, even do the know that it is elegal, the never think that they will be block lested soon,,
Just only a small amount, no brain anyway they are not satisfied for thier salary, they still do eligal part time so greddy…
What if so many holidays still not used and ddnt pay also,pwd KO tan isumbong sa immigration. Or ano maganda