Trigger warning: The following piece discusses death. Consul General Raly Tejada deplores the incident as Hong Kong restricted foreign domestic workers from dangerous window-cleaning starting in 2017.
Isa po itong kalunos-lunos na trahedya at kami po ay nakikiramay sa pamilya ng ating kababayan at makakaasa po [sila] ng pagtulong ng ating gobyerno mula sa trahedyang ito,Tejada added that the incident was “deplorable” as the Hong Kong government, since 2017, restricted dangerous window-cleaning.that staff reported seeing the 38-year-old Filipina lying on a platform in Manhattan Hill at Po Lun Street, Cheung Sha Wan at 11:23 am on Monday.
Tejada said that the Philippine consulate was coordinating with the Hong Kong government to further investigate.Atin rin po nating mino-monitor nang maigi ang imbestigasyon na ginagawa ng kapulisan, nang sa ganon sana ay mabigyan ng katarungan ang kamatayan ng ating kababayanUnited Filipinos in Hong Kong chairperson Dolores Balladares Pelaez called for a swift investigation on the OFW’s death.
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