Restaurant industry leaders have defended Hong Kong’s labour importation scheme as a crucial “lifeline” for their struggling sector, arguing that it injects much-needed new blood and improves service standards rather than taking jobs from local workers. They also dismissed accusations that operators were using the scheme to hire cheap labour, insisting the total cost of…
Restaurant chain Ocean Empire failed to pay over 100 workers before its sudden closure, with the Labour Department estimating that claims totalled around HK$15 million. Branch of Ocean Empire in Wan Chai closes its door on May 8, 2025 as the chain announced a sudden closure. Photo: Irene Chan. Around 110 workers were not given…
閱讀中文版本 The three measures include expanding the list of eligible universities under the TTPS, extending the validity period of the first visas of Category A applications under the TTPS, as well as enhancing the assessment criteria of the General Points Test under the QMAS. Following the announcement in this year’s Policy Address on the reforms in various aspects…