​The Labour Department (LD) today (September 22) announced the imposition of an administrative sanction on Happy Up Corporation 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 one year.

     "After an investigation, the LD established that the above company had breached the requirements under the ESLS by failing to fulfil the 2:1 manning ratio of full-time local employees to imported workers continuously after importing labour. 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/Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Issued at HKT 12:00

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