(1) More McBNO woes 😰: Hong Kong McBNO migrant tried to to work as an electrician in the UK, but got his ass fired after 6 days....
this McBNO reveals in an online forum that he has just completed a Trade Skills 4U: #RaamWTF
(2) Electrical Training & Electrician Course at a vocational training college in the UK & has obtained a relevant cert - he admitted that the job-hunting process was more difficult than he imagined, but he finally got a job with an hourly wage
(3) of £14.5 (HK$154) - he was responsible for electrical installations in new residential properties - he recalled that he did OK during the first 4 days but got fired on the 6th day - his ex-employer revealed why he fired him:
(4) after that, the McBNOer offered to accept a pay cut in order to keep his job, but the employer promptly declined the offer.... he gave the following tips to fellow job-hunting McBNOers: (1) in most cases, they will need to have a driving license to work as an electricians
(5) (2) English fluency - describing his English as "average", on par with that of HK university students, he admitted that he could not even understand some questions during the job interview, & it was difficult for him to socialize with colleagues or to understand instructions
(6) at work (3) employers require at least 1 year's relevant work experience
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(1) Background on the timeless classic "My Chinese Heart" 我的中国心 sung by Hong Kong-born Cheung Ming-man (whose parents were migrants to the Philippines & Indonesia) & his son - "even though I may have been born in strange land, nothing may change my Chinese heart"
(2) the lyrics of this Chinese patriotic song were written by HK Cantopop lyricist & showbiz legend James Wong 黃霑 in 1982 in protest of the falsifying of info on the 2nd Sino-Japanese War in Japanese history books by the Japanese Ministry of Education, & to nurture nationalism
(1) Wang Fan, Vice President, China Foreign Affairs Uni on Ukraine crisis: "Even if war breaks out in Ukraine, US will be spared.. US will also posture itself as a responsible power... Only by letting others descend into chaos & disorder, can the US present itself as a "savior""
(2) "The crisis in Ukraine was deliberately created by the US. The Ukrainian crisis itself is another bargaining chip for the US. The US does not care about the feelings of Ukraine"
(1) Trade Integration Deepens in Asia & the Pacific amid Pandemic
trade among economies in Asia & the Pacific rose 29.6% in the first 3 quarters of 2021 - the highest level in 3 decades - compared with global trade growth of 27.8% during the same period, bolstering the region’s
(2) economic resilience amid the pandemic, a report by the Asian Development Bank shows
trade within the region rebounded 31.2% during the same period, following a 3.1% contraction in 2020, according to the Asian Economic Integration Report (AEIR) 2022, released on 19 Feb, &
(3) intraregional trade made up 58.5% of the region’s total trade in 2020, the highest share since 1990
the strong intraregional trade, along with the release of global pent-up demand and China’s early economic recovery, underpinned the region’s economic resilience
(1) a Hong Kong court has dismissed a HK$1 m (US$128,300) discrimination claim by a British engineer who complained about being called a gweilo & excluded from a tunnel construction project after finding his poor work relationship with colleagues was the
(2) real reason he lost his job - in Chinese language media reports of this court case, the judge reportedly said there was no proof that when his colleagues talked about “gweilos“ it was about him...It was about him, cos he was not the only foreigner in the company
(3) the worst part for this whining Brit is that his own former boss is... wait for this... a foreigner, who testified in court that he sometimes referred to himself as "gweilo", & the judge believed the employer's reason for firing him was his inability to