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Hong Kong aviation firm to set up plant in the Philippines

Monsters and Critics.com 06.04.2011

Hong Kong aviation firm to set up plant in the Philippines

A Hong Kong-based aviation firm is to set up a 40-million-dollar maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in the Philippines, the government said Tuesday.

Hong Kong-Bound Filipino Workers Cancelling Jobs

New America Media 15.09.2010

Hong Kong-Bound Filipino Workers Cancelling Jobs

Job recruiters are worried over reports that several overseas Filipino workers bound for Hong Kong have been canceling their employment contracts following the backlash from the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila, where eight tourists from the Ch...

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