I do not agree that the foreign maids are the lowest paid people in Hong Kong.
The maids get free accommodation and free food and air tickets. I would conservatively estimate that the total remuneration package of a foreign domestic helper is between $12,000 and $14,000 a month.
A helper is far better off than a restaurant worker, a street hawker, someone working for a fast food chain, or Indian employees in shops in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The consulates of the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Nepal should thank the SAR government for allowing their nationals to work here.
In effect these countries have exported their unemployed people to Hong Kong and in return have been able to accumulate large amounts of foreign exchange.
Now, when the SAR is facing an acute budget deficit, these nations and the domestic helpers should show their gratitude by accepting the monthly tax of $500 on each maid which is proposed by the Liberal Party.