Tagpuan (Encounter) 8.0 is a collaborative project of the De La Salle Brothers in Hong Kong and the De La Salle Alumni Association—One La Salle Hong Kong, which was held on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Lasallian Youth Centre in Sheung Shui.
This event was specifically designed to offer support for the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong. Fr. Francis Ezinwa, the attaché for the Study Mission of the Vatican in Hong Kong, celebrated by 10:00 AM. A session on financial well-being was conducted at 11:00 AM by resource speaker Mr. Davyd Wong, a local solicitor. He specifically discussed the process of how to get free legal aid when regarding unpaid debts, especially for migrant workers in Hong Kong. The afternoon was spent on a mental well-being session with Dr. Kimberly Carder, an expat from Brazil who is a professional psychologist. Parlor games provided a recreational segment that Br. Emong and his team supervised. The Consul General of the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong also came over in the afternoon to grace the event. Tagpuan is a ‘leavening project’ that exemplifies the ongoing commitment of the Lasallian community to supporting the holistic needs of Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong.
In the photo: (at center left) Fr. Francis Ezinwa and (at center right) Consul General Romulo Victor Israel of the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong.
