Typical HK highrise

This is a typical high rise where the middle class live.  They are monstrous buildings.  Susan calls the apartments "flats".  This is from the bus returning to the city. There was a beautiful horse race track to the right.  The track was a pristine grass.  We rode the bus and trains today with "domestic helpers"

from another blog --

The lives of domestic workers in Hong Kong resemble something like this: They live with their employers and work morning until night six days a week. They wear many hats; nanny, cook, house keeper and also run errands. They keep the households of well heeled Hong Kongers and privileged ex-pats running for paltry pay. Room and board are provided and they are typically paid a mandated minimum wage of HK$3,480, about $450USD a month.

More often than not these women are well educated and fluent in English but due to the dire state of job opportunities in The Philippines they seek overseas employment. Many have children they have left behind with family and send back a large portion of their wages to support them all. They are the migrant workers of Hong Kong.