A Domestic Helper Is Not A Slave

At the age of 18, I went off to boarding school in England on a scholarship from Kentucky Fried Chicken. I was safe and well cared for, but I missed my family and my friends in Malaysia terribly. I remember how homesick and lonely I felt.  Many domestic helpers who have left home to work in Hong Kong experience the same feelings of loneliness and homesickness. But for some, terrible living circumstances make life unbearably painful.

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Come Walk with Angie!

Angie visited me at Christian Action headquarters

Angie Cheong took her first steps towards becoming famous when she won the Miss Chinese Malaysia competition in 1992. The following year she came to Hong Kong to compete in the Miss Chinese Asia pageant, and ended up signing a contract with a local television station to become an actress. Over the years she has influenced many lives through her acting roles, but she never dreamed that her own life would be deeply influenced by one little boy.

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Being Family

The world's largest human migration takes place every Chinese New Year when people travel home to be with their loved ones. But what do you do when you don't have a family; when you live in an institution, and have no-one to visit?

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When a Dream Dies

Anna waits to hear when, and if she will be able to return to her home and family in XinHui

Eight years ago, Anna, living in Xinhui, China, married A-Kai from Hong Kong. She was 41 and had wondered if she would ever experience the joy of having a family of her own. Children were probably out of the question, but a husband would be a companion for life... or so that happy couple both thought.

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Swallow in the Nest

Zhi Rou came to Xining Children's home when she was just a little girl, but her stay there didn't last long. She was placed with a very loving foster family in Xining soon after her arrival. Her memory of being an orphan hasn't lasted long either, thanks to the fact that her foster family seemed to instinctively know how to communicate with a small child.

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