Anyone can call themselves an agency. Here is our licence, what it obliges us to do, and how to check it yourself – for us or for anyone else you are considering.
Paramount Asia is a licensed Hong Kong employment agency operating under the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57) and the Employment Agency Regulations (Cap. 57A). Our EA licence number is published here and in the footer of every page, and can be checked against the Labour Department’s public register of licensed employment agencies.
Paramount Asia Corp Limited
Licensed to operate as an employment agency in Hong Kong
Licensed agencies must display the original licence at their place of business. The number above is the same one shown in our footer and in our office – if the three ever disagree, tell us.
A licence is not decoration. These are duties, and they are enforceable.
The Employment Agency Regulations (Cap. 57A), made under Cap. 57, cap what an agency may charge a job-seeker at 10% of her first month's wage after successful placement. This protects the helper, not the employer – employer-side service fees are not capped by law. That is precisely why we publish our ranges instead of quoting privately.
The Labour Department's Code of Practice for Employment Agencies sets the standard for fee transparency, handling of personal data, and treatment of job-seekers. Licences can be refused or revoked for breaches.
Every foreign domestic helper placement uses the Government's Standard Employment Contract. We do not draft private substitutes or side agreements.
Helper and employer data is handled under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance – including written consent before a helper's photo or profile is published. See our privacy policy and applicant consent notice.
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We list only what we can evidence. If a credential is not on this page, we do not claim it.
Five checks, about ten minutes. Worth doing before you pay anyone a deposit.
Confirm it against the Labour Department's public register of licensed employment agencies. An agency that hesitates has answered your question.
The licensed entity should match the company you are actually paying. Licences are premises-specific – a branch you have never visited is not covered by another office's licence.
Itemised, with what happens to your money if the placement falls through. Employer-side fees are uncapped, so the only protection is a written quote.
The Government's own contract for foreign domestic helpers, not an agency-drafted alternative.
The replacement window, what voids it, and who you call in month three. Vague answers here predict vague support later.
If an agency’s answers do not match its paperwork, the Labour Department’s Employment Agencies Administration takes complaints about licensed agencies. [Client to supply: verify the current complaint channel and link, as of [date]]
Bring your questions about licensing, fees or the contract to a consultation. We would rather answer them before you commit than after.
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