In pictures: Filipino domestic helper comes second in National Geographic Hong Kong youth photo competition

A Filipino domestic worker is among those honoured in a National Geography youth photo competition.

Joan Pabona placed first runner-up in the People and Happenings in Hong Kong section. Her black-and-white image titled Sacrifice shows a worker in a helmet surrounded by safety nets used for bamboo scaffolding. The image was taken from a residential building in Happy Valley.

The winner of that section was Henry Wong Chun-heng for his image Spirit Of Hong Kong showing men pushing carts in the fishing village of Lau Fau Shan.

Lee Sai-kit placed first in the “Places in Hong Kong” section with his shot Morning Fog.

“When I arrived in Tsim Sha Tsui in the early morning, Victoria Harbour was enveloped in thick fog. I was prepared to return empty-handed when the sun suddenly came out. The fog lifted and even the top levels of buildings on the opposite shore were clearly visible. A ferry emerged from the fog and added vitality to this photo,” Lee says.

Runner-up was Poon Chi-leung with a shot of Tai O.