Hong Kong actor apologizes for ‘brownface’ TV role

actor has publicly apologized for her portrayal of a domestic worker from the Philippines in a local television series, after it raised allegations of racism and prompted debate about responsible on-screen representation in the Chinese territory.

“There is plenty talented Filipino actress in Hong Kong and no one think of contacting one of them?” it asked. Franchesca Wong, a Canadian-born ethnically Chinese actor, darkened her skin to play a domestic worker from the Philippines.Wong’s performance even drew criticism from the Philippines’ envoy to Hong Kong, Consul General Raly Tejada, who called the episode “downright ignorant, insensitive and totally disgusting” in a statement to The South China Morning Post.

Although her apology was welcomed by the show’s critics, some felt it was just the beginning of needed change in social attitudes toward Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities. Hong Kong’s 340,000 foreign domestic workers, the majority of whom are from the Philippines and Indonesia, are one of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in the city, and are subject to strict visa rules that rights groups have criticized as discriminatory.

“Through her professional performing techniques and sophisticated handling of role-playing, the character Louisa was successfully portrayed,” the earlier statement said.

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