Shades of Life — Season 1, Episode 9: Episode 9
45 min • 1 season, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
Foreign domestic helpers are the ethnic minority groups that are closely related to our daily life. Living under the same roof, there have been several court cases in which domestic workers have alleged torture and abuse at the hands of their employers. On the other hand, rumor has it that a senior employer called CHEUNG KIN, who treats his domestic helper EMMA as his own daughter and even decides to leave $800,000 to her as the wedding gift when he dies. Believe it or not, when HO-PANG goes to look for the truth, he also uncovers many sincere stories. Among them, some will make your hair stand on end, whereas some will reduce you to tears. Coming to Hong Kong all by themselves, the foreign domestic helpers not only make money for themselves, but also bring warmth to many Hong Kong families. We should treat each other with respect and love, irrespective of race, color, and national origin.… ...
About Shades of Life
Yu Yang is a highly respected retired principal. He has a deep affection for traditional Chinese culture and places an emphasis on family values. His eldest son Jack Wu graduated with a journalism degree and works as a magazine editor. Jack likes to get to the bottom of things and sometimes has different opinions than his father on certain social issues. Yu Yang and his daughter Zoie Tam, being 40 years apart, have a major generation gap. Yu Yang finds it difficult to adjust to the rapidly changing technology era. Fortunately, his daughter-in-law Elaine Yiu is a good mother and wife, and keeps the household in perfect order. But as her son grows older, the family is faced with decisions about his education, which brings out the nerves of everyone. The series explores a number of critical issues for Hong Kongers, including education, housing, an aging population, declining competitiveness of youth, Mainland relations, and the immigration trend.