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Sector-specific Labour Importation Schemes

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The Sector-specific Schemes cover imported labour in the designated sectors, hired against a quota granted to the employer by the responsible bureaux or departments. The applicant must be suitably qualified and experienced for the job in question.

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  • The captured page does not state an effective date for these criteria, and a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Eligibility Criteria
    the employer has been granted a quota for importing labour by the designated officers of the concerned bureaux/departments
  • Eligibility Criteria
    the applicant is suitably qualified and experienced for the job in question

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The employer must have been granted a quota for importing labour by the designated officers of the concerned bureaux or departments. After entry, the imported labour must remain under the direct employment of the same employer for the specified job and in the workplace(s) stipulated in the Standard Employment Contract, and cannot be employed by other companies or sub-contractors.

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  • Captured official page; selected text for work_seo.r2
    Notwithstanding that the documents and information required have been furnished, applicants and employers may still be required to submit further supporting documents and information in connection with the application when necessary.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The applicant must be suitably qualified and experienced for the job in question, and is hired against a labour-importation quota granted to the employer in the designated sectors. The official source does not state specific occupations, salary or skill levels.

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  • This bounded answer preserves a supported page statement; a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Captured official page; selected text for work_seo.r3
    Notwithstanding that the documents and information required have been furnished, applicants may still be required to submit further supporting documents and information in connection with the application when necessary.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

After entry, imported labour admitted on employment condition must remain under the direct employment of the same employer for the specified job and in the specific workplace(s) stipulated in the Standard Employment Contract, and cannot be employed by other companies or sub-contractors. The official source does not state whether family members can accompany the holder.

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  • This bounded answer preserves a supported page statement; a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Captured official page; selected text for work_seo.r4
    After entry into the HKSAR, the imported labour admitted on employment condition must remain under the direct employment of the same employer for the specified job and in the specific workplace(s) as stipulated in the Standard Employment Contract and cannot be employed by other companies or sub-contractors.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

After renewal of the imported labour's travel document, an application should be made, within the limit of stay granted, for an extension of stay to complete the remaining period of the current contract, provided that the employer confirms continued employment. The official source does not state the normal permission duration or a longer-term residence direction.

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  • This bounded answer preserves a supported page statement; a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Captured official page; selected text for work_seo.r5
    After renewal of the imported labour’s travel document, an application should be made, within the limit of stay granted, for an extension of stay for completing the remaining period of the current contract, provided that the employer confirms to continue the employment of the imported labour.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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