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A SUPPORT SYSTEM
BY MEGAN SLOM
If a system is defined as a collection of elements that are organized for a common purpose, then the domestic helpers in Hong Kong form their own beautiful system.
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821 miles away from home, they find comfort in one another. They find comfort in their culture, traditions and passions.
Every Sunday, they join together and fill the streets of Central with pure joy and exultation. Scattered game cards on cardboard pieces, the fresh aroma of Adobo and Kare-Kare.
They smile at passersby and invite them to belt their favorite songs into a small microphone attached to their portable karaoke machines. This is their home now, this is their system.
