Visa entry to hongkong by filipino working in Dubai

Hi good day sir/mam,

Hello! This is Isaiah, Im an Australian Citizen, I'm planning to go for holiday in hong kong with my friend, she is from the Philippines but currently she is in Dubai right now working.We bought already a ticket to hong kong last week for 8 days before the announcement that there will be no free visa from the Phillipines. My question is does she still need to apply for visa to enter hong kong for 8 days? Thank you.hope to hear from you