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May 27, 2021. FDW in Ma On Shan found with coronavirus variant. A 37-year-old Filipina domestic work May 25, 2021. Persons in World Wide Plaza on May 16 ordered to get tested. The Hong Kong government on Sunday o May 24, 2021. Filipina FDW tests preliminarily positive for coronavirus variant. The Centre for Health Protection saiHONG KONG NEWS
TOP STORIES Registration for HK$10.8-M flat lucky draw opens June 15. Vaccinated Hong Kong residents may start registering online on June 15 for a chance to win a new HK$10.8-million flat among other prizes, organisers of the lucky draw said Wednesday. QUARANTINE PERIOD EASED FOR FULLY VACCINATED INBOUND May 7, 2021. Dr. Ronald Lam, Controller for the Centre for Health Protection (SCREENSHOT: Information Services Department/isd.gov.hk) Hong Kong will shorten the quarantine period of inbound travelers and close contacts of earlier confirmed Covid-19 cases if they are fully vaccinated against the disease, health officials announced Friday. PFIZER, BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINES ARRIVE IN HK February 27, 2021. More than half a million doses of the Comirnaty vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech were delivered to Hong Kong today. (PHOTO COURTESY: Information Services Department/isd.gov.hk) 29 OF 30 CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IMPORTED, MOSTLY FROM April 18, 2021. Coronavirus illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. Hong Kong recorded 30 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday—the highest daily tally since last month—bringing the city’s caseload to 11,684. HK$10.8M FLAT, OTHER PRIZES UP FOR GRABS IN LUCKY DRAW FOR May 28, 2021. The Grand Central development in Kwun Tong. Local property developers are holding a lottery with a HK$10.8-million flat as the grand prize in a bid to encourage the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19 amid low inoculation rates in the city.. The Sino Group, Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, and Chinese Estates Holdings announced on Friday that permanent residents MOBILE COVID-19 SPECIMEN COLLECTION STATIONS TO BE SET UP March 9, 2021. Filipino foreign domestic workers in Central. (FILE PHOTO) The Labour Department will set up three mobile Covid-19 collection stations in popular gathering spots of foreign domestic workers to encourage them to get tested, it announced on Tuesday. ‘HIGH CHANCE’ FLIGHTS FROM PH WILL BE BANNED, LABOUR April 18, 2021. Labour and Welfare Secterary Dr. Law Chi-kwong (FILE PHOTO/SOURCE: Labour and Welfare Bureau Website/lwb.gov.hk) Labour and Welfare Secretary Dr. Law Chi-kwong warned on Sunday that there is a “high chance” flights from the Philippines will be banned in Hong Kong for two weeks, given the Covid-19 situation in the SoutheastAsian country.
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May 27, 2021. FDW in Ma On Shan found with coronavirus variant. A 37-year-old Filipina domestic work May 25, 2021. Persons in World Wide Plaza on May 16 ordered to get tested. The Hong Kong government on Sunday o May 24, 2021. Filipina FDW tests preliminarily positive for coronavirus variant. The Centre for Health Protection saiHONG KONG NEWS
TOP STORIES Registration for HK$10.8-M flat lucky draw opens June 15. Vaccinated Hong Kong residents may start registering online on June 15 for a chance to win a new HK$10.8-million flat among other prizes, organisers of the lucky draw said Wednesday. QUARANTINE PERIOD EASED FOR FULLY VACCINATED INBOUND May 7, 2021. Dr. Ronald Lam, Controller for the Centre for Health Protection (SCREENSHOT: Information Services Department/isd.gov.hk) Hong Kong will shorten the quarantine period of inbound travelers and close contacts of earlier confirmed Covid-19 cases if they are fully vaccinated against the disease, health officials announced Friday. PFIZER, BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINES ARRIVE IN HK February 27, 2021. More than half a million doses of the Comirnaty vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech were delivered to Hong Kong today. (PHOTO COURTESY: Information Services Department/isd.gov.hk) 29 OF 30 CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES IMPORTED, MOSTLY FROM April 18, 2021. Coronavirus illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States. Hong Kong recorded 30 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday—the highest daily tally since last month—bringing the city’s caseload to 11,684. HK$10.8M FLAT, OTHER PRIZES UP FOR GRABS IN LUCKY DRAW FOR May 28, 2021. The Grand Central development in Kwun Tong. Local property developers are holding a lottery with a HK$10.8-million flat as the grand prize in a bid to encourage the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19 amid low inoculation rates in the city.. The Sino Group, Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, and Chinese Estates Holdings announced on Friday that permanent residents MOBILE COVID-19 SPECIMEN COLLECTION STATIONS TO BE SET UP March 9, 2021. Filipino foreign domestic workers in Central. (FILE PHOTO) The Labour Department will set up three mobile Covid-19 collection stations in popular gathering spots of foreign domestic workers to encourage them to get tested, it announced on Tuesday. ‘HIGH CHANCE’ FLIGHTS FROM PH WILL BE BANNED, LABOUR April 18, 2021. Labour and Welfare Secterary Dr. Law Chi-kwong (FILE PHOTO/SOURCE: Labour and Welfare Bureau Website/lwb.gov.hk) Labour and Welfare Secretary Dr. Law Chi-kwong warned on Sunday that there is a “high chance” flights from the Philippines will be banned in Hong Kong for two weeks, given the Covid-19 situation in the SoutheastAsian country.
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Hong Kong recorded four new Covid-19 cases, all of them imported, bringing the city’s coronavirus case tally to 11,812. The four cases—three from Indonesia and one from India—were all foreign domestic workers according to the Department of Health. None of them carried a coronavirus variant of concern. May 10, 2021.HONG KONG NEWS
TOP STORIES Registration for HK$10.8-M flat lucky draw opens June 15. Vaccinated Hong Kong residents may start registering online on June 15 for a chance to win a new HK$10.8-million flat among other prizes, organisers of the lucky draw said Wednesday.HONG KONG NEWS
TOP STORIES Local variant infections linked back to earlier imported Covid-19 case from PH. Health authorities have discovered the source of infection of Hong Kong's first local coronavirus variant patient: an earlier imported case involving a domestic worker from thePhilippines.
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Filipino nurses looking for US jobs up 27 percent. Nearly 5,000 Filipino nurses took the licensure exam in the United States in the first six months of the year, up 27 percent compared to last year, a lawmaker said today (August 27). ACTS-OFW Rep. Aniceto "John" Bertiz III said a total of 4,533 Filipino nurses hoping to practice theirHONG KONG NEWS
Over a dozen quarantined after boy, 4, confirmed with Covid-19. The Centre for Health Protection reported three new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, including the untraceable infection of a 4-year-old boy which sent over a dozen students and teachers from his school to quarantine hotels. This brings Hong Kong’s coronavirus case tally to11,822.
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Hong Kong health officials on Saturday confirmed the first local Covid-19 infection involving a coronavirus variant, prompting concerns of the mutated strain spreading in the community. A 29-year-old man who returned from Hong Kong to Dubai in March was confirmed with aHONG KONG NEWS
Café de Coral denies barring Pinoy domestic workers from entry. A popular catering group Friday dispelled rumors that it has banned Filipino domestic workers from entering branches of its fast-food chain across Hong Kong. In a statement, the Café de Coral Group said the allegations were “absolutely unfounded and untrue.”.HONG KONG NEWS
FEATURES Mga dapat malaman tungkol sa mga Covid-19 vaccine dito sa Hong Kong. Nagsimula ang malawakang Covid-19 vaccination programme ng Hong Kong government noong Peb. 26 at nasa 145,800 na ang nabakunahandito sa siyudad.
PINAY DH LEADER AMONG 2021 ‘BAGONG BAYANI’ AWARDEES 23 mins ago. Rodelia Pedro Villar is the recipient of the 2021 Bagong Bayani awards. A Filipina community organiser and household service worker in Hong Kong is among the awardees of a foundation in search of the Philippines’ most exemplary migrant workers.HONG KONG NEWS
Barrio Pinoy PCG urges OFWs not to stay near consulate this Sunday. PCG ADVISORY: A massive protest is reportedly scheduled this Sunday, 16 June 2019, in front of the central government offices in Admiralty and in Tamar Park, which are very near United Centre where the Philippine Consulate General is located.* Follow Us
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HELPERS FROM PH, INDONESIA AMONG 90 NEW COVID-19 CASES Newly-arrived domestic workers from the Philippines and Indonesia were among the 90 new COVID-19 cases health authorities detected onThursday.
The Centre for Health Protection reported the two workers, along with another returnee from the Philippines, were among the 11 imported cases. The other infected individuals from overseas hailed from Nepal, Russia, Pakistan, France, and Japan. A spokesperson from the Department of Health said the Filipina domestic worker was aged 31 and the returnee ...__ December 3, 2020
FREE COVID-19 VACCINE FOR ALL RESIDENTS EYED AS HK SEES 103 NEW CASES Hong Kong’s health minister on Wednesday unveiled plans to provide free and voluntary COVID-19 vaccination for all its residents as the city confirmed 103 new coronavirus cases. Secretary for Food and Health Prof. Sophia Chan Siu-hee told lawmakers at the Legislative Council meeting today that the government will prioritize giving the COVID-19 vaccine to around 3 million people belonging to high-risk groups. Chan said they have also earmarked HK$10 million for publicity andeducation on CO...
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EXTENSION OF MATERNITY LEAVE MAY DEEPEN RIFT BETWEEN EMPLOYERS, FDHS— PATHFINDERS
The additional four weeks on top of the existing maternity leave may dampen an already strained relationship between pregnant migrant domestic workers and their respective employers, a non-governmental organisation said Friday. The response came after the Labour Department (LD) announced that the amendments to the Employment Ordinance extending the statutory maternity leave to 14 weeks will take effect next Friday. PathFinders HK, a group protecting migrant domestic workers’maternity rights...
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HELPERS FROM PH, INDONESIA AMONG 90 NEW COVID-19 CASES Newly-arrived domestic workers from the Philippines and Indonesia were among the 90 new COVID-19 cases health authorities detected onThursday.
The Centre for Health Protection reported the two workers, along with another returnee from the Philippines, were among the 11 imported cases. The other infected individuals from overseas hailed from Nepal, Russia, Pakistan, France, and Japan. A spokesperson from the Department of Health said the Filipina domestic worker was aged 31 and the returnee ...__ December 3, 2020
FREE COVID-19 VACCINE FOR ALL RESIDENTS EYED AS HK SEES 103 NEW CASES Hong Kong’s health minister on Wednesday unveiled plans to provide free and voluntary COVID-19 vaccination for all its residents as the city confirmed 103 new coronavirus cases. Secretary for Food and Health Prof. Sophia Chan Siu-hee told lawmakers at the Legislative Council meeting today that the government will prioritize giving the COVID-19 vaccine to around 3 million people belonging to high-risk groups. Chan said they have also earmarked HK$10 million for publicity andeducation on CO...
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EXTENSION OF MATERNITY LEAVE MAY DEEPEN RIFT BETWEEN EMPLOYERS, FDHS— PATHFINDERS
The additional four weeks on top of the existing maternity leave may dampen an already strained relationship between pregnant migrant domestic workers and their respective employers, a non-governmental organisation said Friday. The response came after the Labour Department (LD) announced that the amendments to the Employment Ordinance extending the statutory maternity leave to 14 weeks will take effect next Friday. PathFinders HK, a group protecting migrant domestic workers’maternity rights...
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HELPERS FROM PH, INDONESIA AMONG 90 NEW COVID-19 CASES Newly-arrived domestic workers from the Philippines and Indonesia were among the 90 new COVID-19 cases health authorities detected onThursday.
The Centre for Health Protection reported the two workers, along with another returnee from the Philippines, were among the 11 imported cases. The other infected individuals from overseas hailed from Nepal, Russia, Pakistan, France, and Japan. A spokesperson from the Department of Health said the Filipina domestic worker was aged 31 and the returnee ...__ December 3, 2020
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EXTENSION OF MATERNITY LEAVE MAY DEEPEN RIFT BET... The additional four weeks on top of the existing maternity leave may dampen an already strained relationship between pregnant migrant domestic workers and their respective employers, a ...__ 23 hours ago
HELPERS FROM PH, INDONESIA AMONG 90 NEW COVID-19 CASES... Newly-arrived domestic workers from the Philippines and Indonesia were among the 90 new COVID-19 cases health authorities detected on Thursday. The Centre for Health Protection reported the two ...__ December 3, 2020
FREE COVID-19 VACCINE FOR ALL RESIDENTS EYED AS HK SEES 10... Hong Kong’s health minister on Wednesday unveiled plans to provide free and voluntary COVID-19 vaccination for all its residents as the city confirmed 103 new coronavirus cases. Secretary for Food ...__ December 2, 2020
PINOY DH POPULATION IN HK UP BY 534 IN NOVEMBER... The Immigration Department (ImmD) recorded 208,677 domestic workers from the Philippines in November—up by 534 from the previous month—as an agency union head said this shows signs of ...__ December 2, 2020
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UNKNOWN-SOURCE COVID-19 CASES HIT 36 AS 112 NEW IN... More COVID-19 cases of unknown origin were detected in Hong Kong among the 112 new infections city health authorities confirmed Friday. The Centre for Health Protection said local unlinked ...__ 24 hours ago
HIRING AGENCY STAFF NABBED AFTER GIVING ... The Hong Kong Customs on Tuesday arrested a staff member of an employment agency after she supplied false information to a would-be employer of a domestic worker. The Customs, in a statement, said a female staff member from the unnamed employment agency reportedly told her customer that they would arrange another domestic helper without additional charge ...__ December 2, 2020
PINAY ACQUITTED OF THEFT WINS LABOR CLAI... A Filipina domestic worker acquitted of theft was awarded her claim of HK$4,736.26 from the employer who accused her. Ana Liezel Berbana sought claims from employer Wong Ma-nger, who had reported to the police that the Filipina allegedly stole RMB1,700 from her in Dec. 2018. Berbana’s claims included HK$4,310 for wages in lieu of notice, HK$426.26 for ...__ December 1, 2020
CLASSES SUSPENDED UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS ... All in-person classes for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools will be suspended starting Wednesday, as Hong Kong’s confirmed 115 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday. Of the 115, 62 were linked to the dance cluster. The cluster now has 479 infections. Sunday's tally marks the city's highest number of cases since Aug. 1, when 125infections were ...
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Early data shows Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective"> EARLY DATA SHOWS MODERNA’S COVID-19 VACCINE IS 95% EFFECTIVE __ November 18, 2020 Pharmaceutical company Moderna on Monday claimed the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) it manufactured was 95%effec...
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