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Most expatriate families in Hong Kong employ a live-in or part-time domestic helper. The duties for a live-in helper over a six-day week include cleaning, washing, ironing, cooking or help with cooking and help with children.
Since you and your family will have close contact with your domestic helper, it is a good idea to have she checked medically. Tuberculosis, hepatitis B and intestinal parasites are common contagious ailments in Asia.
In recent years, Filipino, Thai, Indonesian and Sri Lankan maids have become very popular among both Chinese and expatriate families. They are employed in Hong Kong on two-year contracts and employers are expected to pay the round-trip air fare from the home country, passport and visa fees, food, housing, and medical expenses. A health insurance policy paid by employers is required by law. The Immigration Department issues all necessary documents. Currently, the minimum wage for a domestic helper is HK$3,670 per month. And the HK$400 levy for the government per month is payable by the employment contract.
In theory, domestic helpers are not supposed to work part-time in a second household, although many do - they advertise on notice boards at supermarkets and clubs.
Immigration Department
| 2/F Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong | 2824 6111 |
Labor Department
| 16/F, Harbor Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong |
2717 1771 |
Possible Agents
You may wish to use the services of an agency to recruit a domestic helper -they will handle all the paperwork for you.
 | Amahnet | Jenny | | | Shop 2013, 2/F, United Center, 95 Queensway, Central | 2869 9330 |
| Home Brilliant Domestic Helpers Centre | Ms Lam | | | Flat 2B, Golden Dragon Bldg, 41-51 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay | 2890 8689 |
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