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Practical, honest advice for hiring and welcoming a domestic helper in Hong Kong.
Every way a Hong Kong helper contract ends — resignation, relocation, a relationship that isn't working, or simply not renewing. Work out your statutory deadlines from your own dates, generate a completed Form ID 407E free, and know exactly what comes next.
Read guideOnboarding a helper who has never been to Hong Kong takes days, not months: a few hours showing her your neighbourhood and the MTR, a local SIM, a bank account once her identity card arrives, and two Octopus cards with one home for receipts. None of it needs prior Hong Kong experience, from her or from you.
Read guideHand sterilising, laundry and night preparation to your helper, and keep feeding decisions and judgement calls as parents, so the mother can truly rest.
Read guideBuild an eldercare routine around the day's fixed points — medication, meals, mobility, company — write it down, brief it person-first, adjust it weekly.
Read guideHong Kong's Minimum Allowable Wage for foreign domestic helpers rises from HK$5,100 to HK$5,220 per month (+2.35%) for contracts signed on or after 3 October 2026. The food allowance stays at HK$1,236. Contracts signed by 2 October at the old rate are still accepted by Immigration if the application reaches ImmD by 30 October 2026.
Read guideA week-by-week plan for your helper's first month, from her first day to the conversation at the end of week four that sets up the next two years.
Read guideBuild the week around your fixed points, separate the quiet block from the child-facing block, and put heavy cleaning on a weekly rotation.
Read guideHow to read a work history, hear a truthful reason for leaving, and ask the stability questions that are fair, useful and allowed in a Hong Kong interview.
Read guideHow to build a steady weekly rhythm with your helper when you are the only adult at home: what she decides alone, backup plans, and boundaries that last.
Read guideA calm first-few-days checklist for when a helper goes silent — what to check first, when to bring GMA in, and how to keep the household steady while it's unresolved.
Read guideA practical guide to interviewing a helper for elderly care: what to ask, what to listen for, and what the contract must reflect.
Read guideA practical guide to interview questions that assess fit and capability, without the ones that backfire or cross a legal line.
Read guideWhat a licensed EAA agency should do for you, the questions to ask before you sign, and the red flags worth walking away from.
Read guideA warm, practical seven-day guide to welcoming your new domestic helper and helping her settle into your home and Hong Kong.
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