Hong Kong’s elderly care homes face a severe staff shortage as the city’s population continues to age. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong welfare secretary says elderly care homes will not turn to foreign domestic helpers to fill the labour shortage
- Law Chi-kwong said on Saturday that immigration laws prohibit foreign domestic helpers from working in any other job
- Government will however discuss the possibility of using imported labour in the future to help staff care homes
Hong Kong’s elderly care homes face a severe staff shortage as the city’s population continues to age. Photo: Nora Tam