This website exists because I did not walk through this alone.

I want to thank my husband —
for holding our family together when everything felt like it was falling apart.

We are not a privileged household with spare time or spare hands. Being given the time to process this pain and fight for justice is truly a luxury for a family with three young children. This journey would not have been possible without his support.

I want to thank the three lawyers from the Duty Lawyer Service who volunteered their time, and helped me understand a system I had never imagined navigating.

I am deeply grateful to the students and the professor from the Faculty of Law at HKU
who read my materials, spent hours listening, asked careful questions, and thoughtfully engaged with my case. In a process that often felt cold and dismissive, their attention brought warmth.

I want to thank the two officers from Hong Kong Customs who travelled all the way to my remote home to listen to my story, because they thought it would be inconvenient for a mother in confinement to go to their office. Even though they told me the case did not meet the threshold for criminal investigation, their care showed me that there is justice in the city I love.

I want to thank the journalist who first told this story — a stranger who responded with seriousness and respect.

And I want to thank the many ordinary mothers who reached out, shared their own experiences, and reminded me that this is not an isolated case.

I am also grateful to the frontline staff at the Home Affairs Department, the Small Claims Tribunal and the High Court — for their guidance and quiet kindness.

I want to acknowledge the employment agencies who, in the past, treated our family with professionalism and integrity. Through them, I experienced what honest screening,
realistic guidance, and responsible follow-up could look like. Those experiences showed me that this system can function properly when standards are upheld.

I am equally grateful to the domestic helpers who have worked in our home. Their contribution genuinely improved our family’s quality of life and made daily caregiving possible.

Finally, I want to say this:

If my personal pain can become something that protects others, then this time was not wasted.