Real cases of employers across catering, logistics, residential care and professional admissions whom Labour Services has helped win imported-labour quotas — a practical view of how the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (ESLS) is approved and what matters in an application.
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A steel cable company operating in Kowloon, Hong Kong, urgently needed to supplement warehouse and driver staff due to business expansion. The owner's primary concern was: 'Online sources claim it takes three months—is this accurate?'
2026-07-21
Good news: The Labour Department approved over 20 permits in a single batch. Earlier, Labour Services received another piece of good news for our client. The Labour Department approved over 20 imported worker permits [...]
2026-07-17
With Hong Kong's population continuing to age, demand for elderly care services has surged, yet there is a severe shortage of local nursing staff, making it difficult for many nursing homes to maintain ideal care ratios. This client, who commissioned our services, is a nursing home in Hong Kong urgently seeking to recruit qualified nurses to fill the staffing gap and improve the quality of care within the facility. Our Solution: The 'Technical Specialist List' Route...
2026-07-10
Client Background: South Korean Chain Dining Brand Enters Hong Kong A large South Korean chain restaurant group plans to expand its business in Hong Kong by opening authentic Korean-style restaurants. […]
2026-07-03
Our company assisted a renowned high-end Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong to successfully introduce 11 foreign workers through the Labour Department's approved 'Supplementary Labour Scheme', covering positions such as sous chefs, junior chefs, and reception staff, with full compliance throughout the process, saving employers from complex application procedures and ensuring zero operational issues to date.
2026-06-28
How an international logistics agency legally recruited two mainland drivers and logistics staff within six months to stabilise frontline operations. The Hong Kong logistics industry has a secret no one talks about...
2026-06-28
Brother Kwong's Story: How a Hong Kong restaurant legally brought in two Mainland beef brisket chefs to resolve a long-standing staffing crisis. Have you ever experienced business growth, yet hesitated to take on more orders because you couldn't hire anyone? This was exactly the daily dilemma faced by Brother Kwong, the principal of a well-known Hong Kong beef brisket noodles and Omakase restaurant, before he found us.
2026-10-28
Three local technicians quit within two weeks to a month — does a remote location count as local recruitment difficulty? This case shows how turnover and recruitment records built the evidence, securing an electrical maintenance technician in about 6 months.
2026-10-28
No local chef can cook authentic Bhutanese food — so this snack shop used cooking-video interviews plus a well-argued case to secure a Bhutanese chef in about 5 to 6 months, turning specialty snacks into social-media buzz.
2026-10-28
A luxury design house could not find painters skilled in antique-effect finishes locally. Using a Guangdong talent pool plus craft-video assessment, two masters were approved together in about 5 months — with cross-border commuting so they could keep family life in Shenzhen.
2026-10-28
The worker hired turned out to be a poor fit — and once left for the dormitory after a minor injury without reporting it. How the owner, with consultant support, handled the injury and dismissal compliantly and found an experienced replacement within a month.
