LegCo reply outlines money-lender safeguards affecting FDHs
A 21 October 2026 reply records upcoming money-lender licensing conditions and employment-agency duties.
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LegCo reply sets out current FDH management positions
A 21 October 2026 reply records current Government positions on FDH management and the proposed elderly-care pilot.
Labour Department to hold free Cantonese online briefing for FDH employers on 19 November
The Labour Department will hold a free Cantonese Zoom briefing for foreign domestic-helper employers at 7pm on 19 November 2026.
Government says no changes planned to FDH probation, return-passage and agency-fee arrangements
A 14 October 2026 LegCo reply confirms the Government's current position on FDH probation periods, return passage and employment-agency fees.
Hong Kong plans a pilot for overseas domestic carers with advanced elderly-care training
Hong Kong has announced a proposed pilot to admit overseas domestic carers with advanced elderly-care training for households supporting older people at home.
Hong Kong raises domestic-helper Minimum Allowable Wage to HK$5,220
Hong Kong's Minimum Allowable Wage for foreign domestic helpers is HK$5,220 for contracts signed on or after 3 October 2026.
Government plans to regularise FDH care-training schemes from April 2027
A dated Government announcement about making foreign domestic-helper eldercare and disability-care training schemes permanent from April 2027.
FADWU proposes higher Minimum Allowable Wage and food allowance for foreign domestic helpers
A dated report on FADWU's July 2026 proposal and the current official Minimum Allowable Wage for foreign domestic helpers.
New Hong Kong money-lender safeguards took effect on 1 August 2026
A dated, source-backed update on licensed money-lender safeguards that may matter to households employing a foreign domestic helper.