HONG KONG: The government said yesterday it will slash the minimum wage for foreign maids by HK$400 (RM193) per month, drawing criticism from Filipino activists who warned the heartless'' local officials will end up hurting their own economy.
Hong Kong's more than 200,000 live-in domestic servants, most of them from the Philippines, had been fearing a reduction in their HK$3,670 (RM1,786) monthly salaries. Numerous protests and lobbying by their governments failed to keep their pay intact.