Employment Agencies Administration

The Employment Agencies Administration is responsible for administering Part XII of the Employment Ordinance and the Employment Agency Regulations. It carries out frequent inspections to employment agencies to ensure that they are operating within the limits of the law to safeguard the interest of job-seekers.

All employment agencies are required to apply for licences from the Employment Agencies Administration before undertaking any job placement business. The names of the persons and agencies to whom licences have been issued in every year are published in the Gazette (PDF). For further information on the licensing and regulation of employment agencies, please read the Practical Guide for Operating an Employment Agency. For any enquiries, please call the Employment Agencies Administration at 2852 3535 or approach us at 12/F., Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong.

Individual Consulate General in Hong Kong may accredit local employment agencies to process contracts for workers from their country to Hong Kong for employment. For details and enquiries, please approach the relevant Consulate General:

Consulate General of the Philippines
14th Floor United Centre
95 Queensway Admiralty
Hong Kong
Tel : 2866 7081
Fax: 2861 3521

Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia
6-8 Keswick Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Tel : 2890 4421
Fax: 2895 0139

Royal Thai Consulate General (Labour Section)
Room 2202 22 floor Bangkok Bank Building
14-20 Bonham Strand West Road
Sheung Wan
Hong Kong
Tel : 2845 0086
Fax: 2845 0830