Policy Support

formulates sector-specific working hours guidelines and monitors the working hours situation of employees in Hong Kong

links to the press releases on unemployment and underemployment statistics issued by the Census and Statistics Department, and thematic websites of the employment programmes of the Labour Department

local workers must be given priority in filling job vacancies available in the job market. Employers who are genuinely unable to recruit local workers to fill their job vacancies can be allowed to bring in imported worker.

provides an opportunity for young people in Hong Kong to gain first-hand experience living and working in a foreign culture and broaden their horizons

The Government encourages employers to count on talent, not age, in recruitment and employment