A popular gathering spot for domestic helpers in Hong Kong is set to temporarily close for pedestrian underpass construction. A migrant workers' group urges authorities to expand alternative pedestrian areas, especially on Sundays.

A Hong Kong migrant workers’ group has urged authorities to expand a pedestrian area in Central on Sundays, as a section of a landmark garden that serves as a popular gathering spot for domestic helpers will temporarily close for the construction of a pedestrian underpass. The subway is part of the tender requirements for a Central harbourfront site secured by developer Henderson Land Development. It will run below Statue Square Gardens and connect the Central MTR station at Chater Road to the.....