$29 x 15 hours x26 days per month=over $11,000 per month.
How many families in HK can afford a maid then?Even if we deduct 4k for the room, food and utilities, that will still be 7K. A lot of working moms will have to go home to take care of their children and a lot of foreign maids will lose their jobs. Think about the economic lost to HK and Philippines/Indonesia or does Mr. Leung think at all?