Pampering and protests on Mother's Day
While some mums spend a happy time sharing meals with their families, others take to the streets to demand better services and equal treatment
"The most important thing on Mother's Day is to be good and listen to your mum. Every day should be Mother's Day," said 16-year-old Amy Wong Tsz-ching, who woke up extra early yesterday morning to visit a Chinese restaurant for yum cha with her mother and grandma.
"Grandma and mum like yum cha. On Mother's Day we do things their way," her sister Jessica Wong Tsz-wing, 14, said.
The three generations of the family arrived early at Fung Shing Restaurant in North Point. The tables soon filled up; the restaurant was fully booked for lunch and dinner as well.
"I want to thank my mum for bearing with my bad habits and bad temper all these years. When I'm down she encourages me," said Amy Wong, as she asked her sister to cover their mother's ears, as she was embarrassed to say it in front of her. "When we were small, we used to make Mother's Day cards for mum. Now it seems it's not enough, so we are good to her on other days, too."
While most Chinese restaurants were crammed with families out to celebrate Mothers' Day, other groups took advantage of the day to air their grievances.
They marched to the government's headquarters in Admiralty to fight for various rights - from public maternity services to better childcare.
The Mainland-Hong Kong Families Rights Association urged the government to grant the mainland wives of Hongkongers the right to use obstetrics services in public hospitals.