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The government requires foreign domestic helpers to leave Hong Kong within two weeks of the termination of their employment contract, unless they find another employer (the two-week rule). [29] According to Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor , this is a form of discrimination against foreign domestic helpers (who are almost all Southeast Asian ...
Commissioner of Registration was a court case against the government of Hong Kong by two foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) seeking permanent residence and the right of abode in Hong Kong. Because of its subject matter it was commonly referred to in the media as the FDHs' right of abode case ( 外傭居港權案 ).
The Legal Aid Department (often abbreviated as LAD) is a department of the Government of Hong Kong. It provides legal aid in the form of legal representation by a solicitor or barrister in civil and criminal proceedings in the District Court and above. The department is headed by the Director of Legal Aid and is overseen by the Legal Aid ...
HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) -A rapid spread in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong has cast a spotlight on the plight of domestic helpers in the global financial hub after some were fired or made homeless ...
A foreign domestic helper is entitled to one rest day every week, with the rest day being a continuous period of not less than 24 hours. The government requires a foreign domestic helper to leave Hong Kong within two weeks of the termination of her employment contract unless she finds employment with another employer.
5 weeks (30 days with Saturdays sometimes, but not Sundays, counted as holidays) is the minimum mandated annual leave by law. [68] Workers are also entitled to 11 paid public holidays on average. [69] After working for the same company for a long period, many employers raise the 30 to 36 days (so-called long holidays).
The Attorney General's Office consisted of: Prosecutions Division (Hong Kong) – the prosecution in the majority of Court of Appeals Instance and District Court Civil Division – headed by the Law Officer (Civil Law), provided legal advice on civil law to all Government bureaux and departments and represented the Government both as solicitors and as barristers in all civil litigation ...
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