Each Sunday morning many domestic workers from the
Philippines set up small tents to “camp” on their only day off.
They leave the employers home or they don’t have “time off” so they fill the parks and covered footbridges in Hong Kong. This area provides a nice option, when the weather cooperates.
The Filipina sisters in our branch use the church all day
for family history research, piano keyboarding classes, self-reliance classes,
chorister classes, choir practice, Branch Missionary meetings, Family Home
Evening groups, and much more. I feel
comfort knowing the actual church building provides a haven for these dear
women. We anxiously await the opening of
our churches again. Our branch sisters
currently meet in parks as they tune into Zoom church meetings. The pandemic has been most challenging for
this segment of the population.
We see lots of stroller, scooters, bikes, wheelchairs,
walkers, and runners.
Entire families can be seen each evening as they come to
enjoy the pleasant temperatures and let the children play outside their
apartments.
The elderly workers keep the entire harbor promenade clean. Notice her hat – it protects her from heat or
rain. It seems to be a combination of a
cap and a partial umbrella.
The brooms are great.
They seem to be assembled from dried reeds. I don’t really know their material content
but they are just fun to see. I can
easily picture this broom as a Halloween accessory.
She pushes the cart filled with her working “tools”.
I feel quilt for those who stick advertisements here and don’t
know this elderly woman is the one who scrapes away the outdated material.
The yellow “caution” tape has surrounded this old phone
booth since the protests last year.
His fish traps (baskets) are set with several pieces of
bread and a brick in the bottom.
She pulled a successful catch of craps from the harbor. Notice the heavy, pink rubber gloves. They were needed as she reached in to grab
the crabs. They were fighters. Years of experience gave her the upper hand.
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