原帖由 blackangel 於 10-4-2 14:18 發表
Since the beginning, I also say that it is illegal to keep passport. It is upto employers' decision if they want to protect from maid's borrow money.
1. If maid is very strong to get back the Passpo ...



原帖由 blackangel 於 10-4-2 16:19 發表
I want to clarify your point 4. Many years ago, after renewed contract, visa will be given for two years and many employers didn't alllow maids to return home for vacation and many maids complained about it. Therefore, nowadays, Immigration change the visa to one year and maid must exit HK and back to their place of origin within that one year (not less than 7 days based on the contract) otherwise the second year visa will be void.

| 10/03/2003 | |
| 繼菲律賓政府擬循法律途徑,控告香港特區政府削減外傭工資,又有一批居港超過七年的外籍家傭準備入稟申請司法覆核,爭取成為香港永久居民。 菲律賓政府興訟行動,是表示對海外僑民負責,關心他們的福祉,代他們出頭爭取權益,其動機是獲得體諒和理解,但外傭爭取永久居留權,則有無風起浪之嫌。 外籍家傭在香港工作已有悠長歷史,從來沒有爭取永久居留權的問題,他們通常工作一段時間,儲了足夠金錢便「衣錦還鄉」,與家人團聚,今次興訟,不排除有人在背後唆使,也冀望藉尠申訴成功,而使較長時間在港工作的家傭可獲得一如本地公民的福利。他們所持的理據,就是根據《基本法》第二十四條第四節,訂明「在香港通常居住連續七年以上並以香港為永久居住地的非中國籍的人」,可以成為「永久性居民」,但是,根據本港《入境條例》第二條第四節,已列明外來家庭傭工不得被視為「通常居於香港」,縱使工作滿七年也不能視為永久居民。這場可能出現的官司,無疑是一場鬧劇。 外傭為甚麼在這個時候爭取居權?相信都是衝尠削減工資而來的,因為特區政府正予人弱勢政府的表現,先有內地居民爭居權,繼有公務員告政府抗減薪,這都表明特區政府怕麻煩,怕打官司,也顯示其威信動搖。外傭今次便是乘虛而入,與菲律賓政府互為呼應,利用官司衝擊特區政府,增加在薪酬、福利上的談判籌碼,迫使特區政府讓步,尋求彌補外傭減薪的損失,且看特區政府是否有足夠政治智慧,化解這一場無中生有的風波。 | |

原帖由 blackangel 於 10-4-2 16:19 發表
I want to clarify your point 4. Many years ago, after renewed contract, visa will be given for two years and many employers didn't alllow maids to return home for vacation and many maids complained ...
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原帖由 blackangel 於 10-4-2 16:39 發表
Dont you know that all overseas maid cannot apply citizenship no matter how many years they have worked in HK except those professional staffs or contract staffs working in office or even musicians, ...

原帖由 blackangel 於 10-4-2 17:03 發表
I also want you to read carefully all the wording of this news.
1. The news mention that Philippine maids want to fight with our government that why they cannot be treated as other professional staf ...

