When I first got to Hong Kong, I assumed the MTR was a critical ingredient of the protests, but I greatly underestimated the tenacity of the people living in this city, and owe them an apology. The MTR is shut down completely today; the protests will continue.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1161532145984258048 …
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The sight of these women on Sundays gathering in public spaces like pedestrian overpasses, where they take off their shoes, sit on cardboard mats, and eat what looks like the best food on the planet out of tupperware, is one of the most striking images a visitor gets of Hong Kong
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This is a nice article out today on the challenges of the protests for Hong Kong's domestic workers. It would be lovely to see a march dedicated to them https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3031541/hong-kongs-domestic-helpers-indonesia-and-philippines …
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That is if their employers gave them a day off, didn't change it to another day, and gave them a real day off, and not of few hours. Common practices in
#HK. I once heard a woman tell her maid "No, red days are only for HK people. You don't get a day off then."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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