By Daisy CL Mandap
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| The worker's body was found on the platform of a second-floor flat at 26 Possession Street |
The 27-year-old Filipina who fell to her death from a hotel rooftop in Sheung Wan on Wednesday, Dec 1, was a foreign domestic helper who had been in Hong Kong for just four months.
This was according to Welfare Officer Virsie Tamayao
of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, who declined to give any more
details, saying the family of the deceased wanted to keep the matter private.
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There has been no intervention from an employer,
indicating the worker may have been terminated before she met her tragic death.
Consul Paul Saret, head of the assistance to nationals section, confirmed receiving a report from the police about the death Wednesday afternoon. That was when they confirmed that the deceased was a FDH.
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ATN is working with the family in repatriating the
remains, while OWWA has briefed them on benefits that are due them as the
deceased was still an active member.
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The young helper was said to have checked in as a
guest at the 20-storey hotel in Sheung Wan the night before she fell.
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Police
told The SUN they received a report at about 1am on Dec 1 (They just clarified the date,
saying the Nov 28 they gave earlier was a “typo error”) from residents in
the area about a woman having fallen from the hotel rooftop.
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Her
body was reportedly found lying next to the platform on the second floor of an
apartment building at 26 Possession Street. She was certified dead at the scene
and her remains were taken to a mortuary.
No
suicide note was found, so police have classified her death as “falling from
height” and are conducting further investigation. They took away some of her
personal belongings from the hotel to look for clues.
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Anyone who feels depressed may visit OWWA's office on
29/F of United Centre Building, Admiralty, or the ATN section of the Consulate
on 14/F of the same tower.
They may also call the hotline of ATN, 91554023 or OWWA, 6345 9324.
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Those with suicidal tendencies can also call The Samaritans’ 24-hour hotline, 2896 0000, for free counseling.
