The 2010 Miss Asia Pageant (ATV) will be held at the end of this November in Hong Kong. This year's rule is resumed to the old one in 2007, allowing Chinese in various places to participate. However, because of the hostage crisis happened earlier in Philippine, it's known the organization decided to not invite Filipino contestant to participate in this year's pageant to prevent deepen the grudge between Hong Kong and Philippine. The organization also disclosed they worried if Filipino contestant comes to HK, they would be discriminated by others and thus affecting their mood during the competition. So they decided after holding a meeting that this year they won't invite Philippine representatives to compete.
ATV's PR spokesman confirmed the news on the phone: "To prevent Filipino contestant feeling embarrassed after coming to HK, so they won't be invited to compete in this pageant. Hong Kongers are still sad about this tragedy. In order to prevent Hong Kongers feeling embarrassed, this action doesn't count as an abuse of power. We're not discriminating Filipinos. We are considering their feelings, don't want them to get hurt emotionally."
Source: Oriental Daily / Translation: KAY @ Kay's Entertainment
2 comments:
ATV is discriminating. They are really want some news interest over there just to stir up more controversy. It is wrong. They really do not promote recess or else get more massive rallies to boycott another ATV event again.
i dont think its discriminating, maybe they did worried about ppl dont like the Filipino contestant once she's here, some HK are very extreme in their actions, many ppl throw their anger at Filipino housemaids, just bcus they're from philippine
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