Guides to hiring a domestic helper in Hong Kong

Use these guides to check agency fees, licence records, hiring routes, deposits, reviews, and complaint reports before you decide.

Before paying5 min read

What to check before paying an agency deposit

A practical checklist for checking an agency licence, written fees, inclusions, refund terms, and receipts before paying.

Agency checks5 min read

Use the Labour Department portal to check an employment agency licence and read the limits of published enforcement records.

Complaints5 min read

Understand the dispute themes in the Consumer Council's employment agency report and why anonymous cases cannot identify an agency.

Hiring routes5 min read

Understand how direct, local, and overseas hiring labels are commonly used when hiring a domestic helper in Hong Kong.

Pricing6 min read

A source-backed look at public Hong Kong domestic helper agency fees across 20 agencies and eight common hiring routes.

Reviews4 min read

Read domestic helper agency reviews by branch, date, volume, repeated themes, and agency response instead of relying on one average.