​The Labour Department (LD) today (August 13) announced the imposition of an administrative sanction on Guardway Security Guarding Service Limited. With immediate effect, the LD has terminated the processing of an 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.

     A spokesman for the LD said, "After an investigation, it was substantiated that the above company had breached the following local recruitment requirements under the ESLS while applying for the importation of a general office clerk and a driver. An administrative sanction is thus imposed: 

     (i) changing the recruitment terms of the applied post without the LD's consent, causing at least one qualified job seeker applying for the general office clerk post to decline an employment offer, which is tantamount to refusing to employ a qualified job seeker; 
     (ii) failing to employ a qualified job seeker applying for the driver post without reasonable excuse; and
     (iii) providing the LD with false information pertaining to the interview results.

     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/Thursday, August 13, 2026
Issued at HKT 12:00

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