The Labour Department (LD) today (July 15) announced the imposition of an administrative sanction on Nelson Cleaning Limited. With immediate effect, the LD has terminated the processing of the application under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (ESLS) previously submitted by the company. In parallel, the LD will, from today, refuse to process any applications for importing labour under the ESLS submitted by the company for a period of two years.

     "After investigation, the LD established that the above company had breached the local recruitment requirements under the ESLS by failing to employ a qualified interviewee without reasonable excuse while applying for the importation of a cleaner. An administrative sanction is thus imposed," a spokesman for the LD said.

     The spokesman stressed, "Employers applying for the importation of workers under the ESLS should strictly comply with the scheme requirements, including according priority to employing suitable local workers. The ESLS stipulates that if an employer violates labour or immigration laws, the requirements of the ESLS, or the Standard Employment Contract, the LD will impose an administrative sanction on the employer. Such sanctions may include terminating the processing of submitted applications of the employer, withdrawing approvals for the importation of workers previously granted, and refusing to process any subsequent applications submitted by the employer."

Ends/Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Issued at HKT 12:00

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