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Hong Kong to only admit ‘few hundred’ foreign carers a year under pilot scheme

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Hong Kong to only admit ‘few hundred’ foreign carers a year under pilot scheme
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Hong Kong will admit “only a few hundred” skilled foreign domestic carers for the elderly annually under a new pilot scheme, the welfare minister has said, promising a “rigorous” approach in response to concerns about possible disruptions to the existing helper market.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said on Thursday that those recruited under the scheme would need skills equivalent to those of health workers at Hong Kong’s care homes for the elderly.
He added that...

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