INQUIRER.net: Filipino maids lose court fight for HK residency

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Filipino maids lose court fight for HK residency Mar 25th 2013, 02:57 HONG KONG – Hong Kong's top court has denied permanent residency to two Filipino domestic helpers in the final decision of a legal case that affects tens of thousands of other foreign maids in the southern Chinese financial hub.   The Court of Final Appeal issued its unanimous 5-0 ruling Monday. The two had argued that an immigration provision barring domestic workers from permanent residency was unconstitutional.   The ruling sided with the government's position that domestic helpers are not the same as other foreign residents.   The decision means Evangeline Banao Vallejos and Daniel Domingo are not allowed to apply to settle permanently after liv... Keep on reading: Filipino maids lose court fight for HK residency Media files: hong-kong-domestic-helper.jpg (image/jpeg)

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