Hong Kong students honour over 400 foreign domestic helpers as ‘second mothers’

More than 400 foreign domestic helpers gathered at an international school campus in Hong Kong on Friday as 50 students paid tribute to their contributions as “second mothers” who help shape a multicultural environment at home. The organising student committee for the event at Renaissance College Hong Kong, of the English Schools Foundation in Ma On Shan, said it hoped to inspire the wider community to cherish their domestic workers. The “Jie Jie Day” event, held annually by the school for 14...

By Lam Ka-sing