Hong Kong Labour Department Bars Caterer from Importing Workers for One Year

The Labour Department of the Hong Kong Government terminated the application of Happy Up Corporation, a Kwai Chung-based catering firm, to import workers. The company was found to have breached the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme requirements by failing to maintain the required ratio of two local employees for every imported worker. As a result, the company has been barred from applying to import workers for a period of one year. The administrative sanctions took immediate effect on September 22, 2026.

The termination of the application impacts the operational capacity of the caterer in Hong Kong. The company cannot utilize the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme to bring in necessary foreign staff to support its business operations.