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HK maids encouraged to stand up for their rights

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Jim Rice says maids are being abused because they aren't aware of their legal rights, and he hopes to change that

DPA , HONG KONG

"I know another woman who was aware she had the right to silence, and she shut up and she was questioned and grilled for hours and hours, and then they let her go because there was no evidence," he said.

Rice's book, entitled Take Your Rights Seriously, is being sponsored by a human-rights campaigner so it can be sold at a cover price of around US$5.

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