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| Mission volunteers enjoying a magical night at Disney |
For the past two Sundays, more than 4,000 foreign domestic workers received a day-long treat at Hong Kong Disneyland, thanks to the theme park and the Li Ka Shing Foundation.
Disney provided the
free tickets, each costing $799, and organized two special performances of the "Festival
of the Lion King," as a treat to its special guests.
The Foundation sponsored
lunch vouchers worth $150 each, popcorn for snacks, as well as MTR tickets to
the lucky visitors.
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| How? Pindutin dito |
This was not the first
time that migrant workers were given special recognition by the foundation
named after Hong Kong’s richest man.
In January last year, FDWs
were among 26,000 people treated by the Foundation to a free ride on the Hong
Kong Observation Wheel as well as tokens to carnival games. The invited group also included staff
from the healthcare and welfare sectors.
During the pandemic in 2022, about 2,000
foreign domestic helpers were given free movie passes, while the year before, 4,000
helpers were invited to the newly opened water park in Ocean Park.
The special outings which took place on Jan. 7 and 14 so delighted most of the FDW visitors that they took to Facebook to record their memorable moments inside the theme park.
Among those who
received the treat on the first Sunday were Filipino migrant workers who belong
to such groups as Splash, PathFinders, Solo Parents, Kasambuhay and several
others.
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| TAWAG NA! |
For the second Sunday,
those representing the Mission for Migrant Workers, Bethune House Shelter for
Migrant Workers and Social Justice had their turn.
Marvin, a newcomer in Hong Kong, was one of those who received the freebies on Jan. 14. Although she had just visited Mickey and company over the Christmas holidays with her employers, she was overjoyed to have been given the opportunity to go back.
She was especially bowled over by the generosity of the sponsors.
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| PINDUTIN |
“Ang dami ng nabili kong pagkain gamit ang binigay nilang coupon, hindi
ko nga naubos,” she said happily. (I managed to buy so much food with the
coupon they gave, I wasn’t able to finish all of it).
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| Disney's VP bows in thanks to the migrant workers who visited on Jan 7 |
She said she wanted to
give a heartfelt thanks to all the FDWs who tirelessly work everyday to and welcomed
them to “the happiest place on earth,” before bowing to the crowd a couple of
times.
She also thanked the Li Ka Shing Foundation for partnering with them on the proect.
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| PADALA NA! |
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