MR TAN CHEE YEAN: 'I have been employing maids since my wife gave birth to our daughter five years ago. We are constantly disturbed by the news of maids abusing their employers' children. Every family has its own set of problems that require different solutions, so the Government should allow people to decide for themselves which maids they are comfortable with. Among the options is to allow families to employ maids from China. Language is a barrier for my family and while Filipino maids speak English, there is an advantage as well in hiring a maid who speaks Mandarin.'
