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Ten Foreign Domestic Workers Killed in Hong Kong Fire, Survivors Face Difficulties
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qù nián去年shí yī yuè十一月xiāng gǎng香港dà bù大埔yí gè一个zhù zhái qū住宅区fā shēng发生dà huǒ大火zào chéng造成yì bǎi liù shí一百六十rénsǐ wáng死亡qí zhōng其中yǒushímíngwài jí外籍jiā zhèng家政gōng rén工人yù nàn遇难

In November last year, a fire broke out in a residential area in Tai Po, Hong Kong, causing 160 deaths, including ten foreign domestic workers.

tā men她们dà duō大多lái zì来自yìn dù ní xī yà印度尼西亚fēi lǜ bīn菲律宾

Most of them came from Indonesia and the Philippines.

huǒ zāi火灾fā shēng发生shíyǒudegōng rén工人wèi le为了bǎo hù保护gù zhǔ雇主zuì hòu最后méi yǒu没有lí kāi离开

When the fire happened, some workers stayed to protect their employers and did not leave in the end.

hěnduōyù nàn zhě遇难者dejiā rén家人dōuhěnshāng xīn伤心yīn wèi因为tā men她们shìjiā lǐ家里dejīng jì经济zhī zhù支柱

Many families of the victims are very sad because these workers were the main financial support of their families.

huǒ zāi火灾hòujiā rén家人yàoděnghěnjiǔcái néng才能què rèn确认qīn rén亲人deshēn fèn身份háiyàomiàn duì面对gāo áng高昂desāng zàng fèi丧葬费yòng

After the fire, families had to wait a long time to confirm the identity of their loved ones and face high funeral costs.

xiāng gǎng香港zhèng fǔ政府huìgěiyù nàn zhě遇难者jiā shǔ家属yī xiē一些péi cháng jīn赔偿金dànjiā shǔ家属dān xīn担心qiánnéngbù néng不能jí shí及时ná dào拿到

The Hong Kong government will provide some compensation to the victims' families, but they worry whether the money will be received on time.

xìng cún幸存dejiā zhèng家政gōng rén工人hěnnán guò难过dàntā men她们hěnkuàijiù yào就要huí qù回去gōng zuò工作yǒudeshèn zhì甚至shī qù失去legōng zuò工作zhù chù住处

The surviving domestic workers are also very sad, but they have to return to work soon, and some have even lost their jobs and homes.

hěnduōrénxī wàng希望néngdé dào得到gèngduōbāng zhù帮助bǐ rú比如gèngkuàiqīn rén亲人sònghuí jiā回家huò zhě或者yǒugènghǎodezhù sù住宿tiáo jiàn条件

Many hope to receive more help, such as faster repatriation of their loved ones or better living conditions.

dà jiā大家dōuxī wàng希望shè huì社会néngduōguān xīn关心zhī chí支持zhè xiē这些wài jí外籍jiā zhèng家政gōng rén工人

Everyone hopes society can pay more attention to and support these foreign domestic workers.

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