I meant no offence, Regina Ip says as helpers plan protests over maids bedding bosses claims
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has reassured domestic helpers that no discrimination or offence was intended over her earlier comments about Filipino maids having affairs with their expatriate bosses.
Executive councillor Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee says she will be more careful about what she posts on the internet after her comments about domestic helpers sleeping with expatriate bosses sparked a public outcry, with two protests against her planned this week.
Ip, who is also a lawmaker, made the remarks yesterday after attending a ceremony at which she was awarded a prize for the website on which the controversial claims were posted.
"I will be more careful. Any unfortunate wording could be spread very quickly and cause widespread misunderstanding," she said after the ceremony, at which her site won gold prize in a category for lawmakers.
The competition was organised by the Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation.
Ip sparked outrage last week when in an article in Ming Pao that was also published on her website and Facebook page she said she had received complaints from "foreign women" living in Discovery Bay that the government was "allowing Filipino domestic helpers to seduce their husbands". On Monday the Philippine consulate expressed concern over Ip's "unfortunate choice of words".
