Contracts for Employment Outside Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 78)

For the following provisions excempted under the Electronic Transactions (Exclusion) Order, please note that only paper-based submission will be accepted

Exempted provision	Required submission
Section 5(1); Section 6; and Section 8	The CEOHKO regulates contracts entered into in Hong Kong by manual employees and those non-manual employees with monthly wages not exceeding $20,000 who are employed to work outside Hong Kong by foreign employers. A concerned employee and his/her employer should enter into a written contract which must be presented to the Labour Department for attestation before the departure of the employee. The Labour Department may require a person who is a permanent resident in Hong Kong to furnish a bond or guarantee for the performance of the contract by the employer before attesting the contract.

Exempted provision

Required submission

Section 5(1);
Section 6; and
Section 8

The CEOHKO regulates contracts entered into in Hong Kong by manual employees and those non-manual employees with monthly wages not exceeding $20,000 who are employed to work outside Hong Kong by foreign employers. A concerned employee and his/her employer should enter into a written contract which must be presented to the Labour Department for attestation before the departure of the employee. The Labour Department may require a person who is a permanent resident in Hong Kong to furnish a bond or guarantee for the performance of the contract by the employer before attesting the contract.

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