Tagalog, other languages of the Philippines, English
There are around 140,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong, a majority of whom work as foreign domestic helpers. Filipino maids are known by the locals as fei yung (菲傭), fei being the first character in the Cantonese phonetic translation of Philippines (菲律賓) and yung means maid. They are also known by the diminutive terms bun mui (賓妹) and bun bun (賓賓) which can be used as disrepectful pejoratives. In some cases Filipino women with university degrees are willing to work as maids and nannies for the higher salary and better lifestyle they will receive in Hong Kong than they could make at home.
On Sundays (when most domestic helpers have a day off) and on public holidays thousands of domestic helpers gather in Central, Victoria Park and around Hong Kong Cultural Centre to socialise and picnic.
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