Hong Kong court ruled for two Filipino domestic helpers, seeking permanent residence on Monday, the final decision of the case, affect hundreds of thousands of foreign maids in other financial centres in southern China.
In consistent decision, the court of final appeal to stand in the position of the government, which strictly limited the meaning of domestic helpers is that they do not have the same status, other foreign residents, can apply for permanent residency after seven years. Two lawyers believe that immigrants ban on domestic workers provide permanent residence was unconstitutional.
The court also rejected the government's request, for the Beijing word problem, this has led to fears of interference, the central government of China in the semi-autonomous region. Some people think a backhand requirements, by the government is trying to stop Beijing from flow of another group of the children of parents don't need immigrants - China - and the city's precious judicial independence risk.
In his ruling, the court of final appeal and the chief judge packway wrote, foreign domestic helpers "when they were told from the start, it is not the purpose of reconciliation, not bring family members live in Hong Kong."
The decision means, Evangeline Banao barie hoth and Daniel Domingo cannot apply for permanent residence even if the column hoss since 1985, in Hong Kong since 1986, placido Domingo. Either appear in court.
"We are disappointed," Mark Daly, said of a lawyer.
After he said learning Vallejos, speechless.
"While we respect the judge, we don't agree," he said.
Ruling, he added, is "reflect the values, we should teach the teenagers and people in our society is not a good."
Has the division of the city, under the condition of family, almost 300000 maids from southeast Asian countries. Most come from Indonesia and the Philippines. Some people think that the maid to apply for residence ethnic discrimination. But under the condition of the other groups will lead to flood, the maid of the family members arrived in Hong Kong some fear, tension, densely populated city's social services, health care and education system. Support the maid, who earn at least 500 yuan, and room and board, says these concerns are exaggerated.
A militant group members briefly shouted: "we are workers and not slaves", and published after the ruling in court on the doorstep of the slogan.
"Today is a day for migrant workers in Hong Kong, very sad (villa, Newark, said:" the us filipinos in Hong Kong, the secretary general. "Today the court's ruling, it gives the legal seal of unfair treatment and social exclusion foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong."
Hong Kong is a former British colony, which since 1997 has been a special administrative region of China citizenship to permanent residence is the most close to it.
As foreign maids, Hong Kong is also home hundreds of thousands of industry, such as banking, accounting, or teaching work of foreign nationals. They can apply for permanent residence, it makes them to vote, with no need for visa and work seven years later.
In this case, the lower court, citing government figures released, says an estimated 117000 foreign maids in Hong Kong, the length of time in 2010.
In refused the maid's application, the court said, it does not need to be given a controversial government asked Beijing to reinterpret the city's small constitution "basic law" listed in the residence.
This reinterpretation, also take away the right from birth parents in mainland China in the early days of the decision, they were awarded to the city.
This makes Hong Kong mainland China gives birth to a popular place, but it is also added to the residents of the growing anger, dissatisfaction with a growing number of people on the mainland, including pregnant women of transit, and local hospitals. Of individual mainland travellers, in Hong Kong is known as "locusts", accused them by their greed to buy apartment occupied all infant formula sold in the store, and push up property prices.
Security agency, said Mr Countries the government's decision to "welcome", and are working on the court's decision, think that option, it can take further children, known as "double negative", because no matter parents are from Hong Kong.
"In the meantime, the government will continue to take strong administrative measures" policy does not allow any mainland private hospital childbirth, li told reporters.



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