Two Hong Kong unions have opposed the government’s decision to further expand the quota for imported care workers, citing “huge harm” to the local labour force. The labour and welfare chief Chris Sun said on his official blog on Wednesday that starting from the third quarter, the quota for hiring non-local care workers in residential care homes would be increased by 8,000 to 15,000. In order to tackle a widespread labour crunch, the government last June announced it was expanding a series of labour import schemes. The quota for non-local care workers increased from 4,000 to 7,000. The Health S…
