1. Conditions of Application

Employers who wish to employ a Bangladeshi domestic helper have to satisfy the following criteria:

• the employer is financially capable of employing a Helper. In general, for every Helper to be employed, the employer must have a household income of no less than HK$15,000 per month or asset of comparable amount to support the employment of a Helper for the whole contractual period;
• the Helper and the employer shall enter into a standard Employment Contract (ID 407);
• the Helper shall only perform domestic duties for the employer as specified in the standard Employment Contract (ID 407);
• the Helper shall not take up any employment with any other person during his/her stay in Hong Kong;
• the employer will pay the Helper a monthly salary that is no less than the minimum allowable wage i.e. HK$3,920 as announced by the HKSAR Government. If no food is provided to the Helper, the agreed amount of food allowance should not be less than HK$875 per month;
• the Helper shall work and reside in the contractual address only ;
• the employer shall provide the Helper with suitable accommodation and with reasonable privacy;
• the bona fides (relation) of the employer and the Helper are not in doubt;
• there is no known criminal record of the employer and the Helper; and
• the employer is a legal Hong Kong resident.

Source: Hong Kong Immigration Department