Hong Kong launching pilot scheme to bring in foreign carers for the elderly

Hong Kong will introduce a pilot scheme next year to bring in foreign domestic carers to look after older residents as part of a broader package of measures announced in the policy address to deal with an ageing population.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in his address on Wednesday that the government would admit carers under a scheme modelled on the city’s existing foreign domestic helper regime.

“With reference to the existing regime for admitting foreign domestic helpers, the government will admit foreign domestic carers with more advanced training and experience in elderly care on a pilot basis,” he said.