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Stop being racist, Hong Kong: include foreign domestic workers in the consumption voucher scheme

SCMP, 06 Aug 2022
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Hong Kong’s consumption voucher scheme has been extended to non-permanent residents – but not to the 400,000 foreign domestic workers in the city. Post correspondent Luisa Tam says the move is class-conscious and, to be blunt, racist.

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