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Hong Kong domestic helpers set up tents at bus terminuses during Labour Day golden week

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Hong Kong domestic helpers set up tents at bus terminuses during Labour Day golden week

Tents set up inside Hong Kong bus terminuses during Labour Day golden week have sparked online complaints, with some social media posts suggesting mainland tourists were camping. However, visits found the tents were used by domestic helpers who have been gathering at locations including Tai Po, Central and Tseung Kwan O intermittently for about two years due to having nowhere else to rest on their days off.

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Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong set up tents under bus terminuses on days off

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Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong set up tents under bus terminuses on days off

Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are setting up tents under bus terminuses during their days off, sparking online complaints that mistakenly blamed mainland tourists during Labour Day golden week. Helpers say they have been gathering at these locations for about two years because they have nowhere else to go on their rest days.

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