Supplementary Labour Optimization Scheme

  • Launched in September 2023
  • 26 types of job positions: waiters, clerks, dishwashers, warehouse managers, drivers, etc.
  • To hire one foreign worker, an employer must have two MPF (Mandatory Provident Fund) employees
  • Employment contracts are limited to 24 months
  • Salaries must not be lower than the median monthly wage of local workers
  • Foreign workers are not entitled to the right of abode in Hong Kong
  • More than 40,000 foreign workers have been imported