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  1. The first day of January 1 January Friday 2. Lunar New Year’s Day 12 February Friday 3. The second day of Lunar New Year 13 February Saturday 4. The fourth day of Lunar New Year 15 February Monday 5. Ching Ming Festival 4 April Sunday 6. Labour Day 1 May Saturday 7. Tuen Ng Festival 14 June Monday 8. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 July Thursday 9. The...

As of September 28, 2019, newly hired foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are entitled to a minimum allowable wage of HK$4,630 per month. But if the working relationship between the helper and her employers deteriorates under incompetence, financial incapacity,...

Domestic helpers in Hong Kong are a common sight and in recent years, their number has certainly increased. Additionally, there are a number of foreign domestic helpers who have entered the market. The immense support that they render for...

Hong Kong's Environment Bureau has formally announced a fee of 11 cents (US$0.01) per liter to dispose municipal solid waste. It will be implemented sometime in the second half of 2019 and aims to reduce waste produced by Hong...

It is not uncommon for many Hong Kong domestic workers to work for at homes of their employers' relatives during Chinese New Year. In return, helpers receive lai see giveaways. Over the years, this practice has been done with the...

One of the crucial steps before hiring a domestic worker in Hong Kong, particularly those coming from foreign countries, is to seup an interview. By going face to face, whether in person or through video interaction, helps both parties...

After high-profile announcements that Forever 21 and Abercrombie & Fitch will close their flagship shops in Hong Kong, Prada is in line for another luxury brand closure as closes its boutique at the Peninsula arcade in Tsim Sha Tsui...

Are you coming to Hong Kong for a short family visit or business traveler on a trade show or business meeting with clients based in the city? Perhaps one of the things you might have in mind is getting...

Although cleaning external glass windows from precarious position at high-rise residential buildings is certainly a hazardous task some domestic helpers are forced to perform, it is not the only one. Even if they receive orientation about their rights in the...

In 2011, its launch filled news headlines with photos of half-naked mean with prominent abs, and set social media alight. On the business side of it, Abercrombie & Fitch won the bidding war for Central's coveted prime retail location,...