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‘No voice’: Without an opposition, Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ Legislative Council leaves marginalised groups behind
Leaning into the microphone on a mahogany desk in the Legislative Council, Lamia Sreya Rahman had exactly three minutes to make her case to the 30-odd lawmakers and government officers before her. The Hong Kong-Bangladeshi, then a second-year university student, read out her carefully timed speech condemning the city’s police for allegedly racially profiling South…
A migrant mother’s love knows no borders – and thoughtful Hong Kong bosses can ease the pain of separation
By Catherine Gurtin, CEO of PathFinders Like many families in Hong Kong who heavily rely on a migrant domestic worker to care for children and elderly parents, as a mother with young children I am only able to work thanks to the wonderful support they provide. For the past 49 years they have worked in…