Hong Kong okays 28 aviation firms' applications to import labour 

A total of 2,841 quotas were approved.

Hong Kong’s Transport & Logistics Bureau has issued letters informing the results of the first round of applications for the Labour Importation Scheme for the Transport Sector - Aviation Industry.

The scheme aims to–on the prerequisite of safeguarding the employment of local labour– allow the aviation sector to apply for the importation of labour to fill vacancies for frontline non-supervisory positions under 10 specified job types, with a quota ceiling of 6,300.

A total of 29 eligible companies submitted applications within the application period, the bureau announced.

After assessment, the applications of 28 companies–with a total of 2,841 quotas–were approved. The quotas represent around 45% of the quota ceiling.

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One application was rejected as the wage intended to be offered was lower than the median wage of the corresponding job type, the bureau revealed.

The bureau expressed hope that the imported workers would receive training and work in Hong Kong soon, with a view to relieving the acute manpower shortage and supporting the continual recovery of the aviation industry.