Hong Kong Orientation Guide

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Find a Domestic Helper
Begin your search for a domestic helper by asking friends and neighbors for referrals. The Labour
Department gives a practical guide
Look at ads posted in your local grocery store, or websites such as:
Amah Net
Tel: 2869 9330
Overseas Employment
Services Centre
Tel: 2524 6195
HongKong,Kowloon,NewTerritories and
Macau.
Technic Employment Service
Tel (Central): 2522 6162
Central and Kowloon.
Trumpline Consultants
For caregivers, nannies and helpers
Tel: 2479 0298
Maid for You
Tel: 9167 2737
Furniture
HongKongishometomanyboutiquefurnitureshopsbothinshoppingmallsandmarkets.
Ap Lei Chau is home to Horizon Plaza –The largest warehouse in Hong Kong, most furniture
shops have a retail outlet here.
Altfield Home
248-9 Prince’s Building
Central
Tel: 2537 6370
Chinese Furniture.
GOD – “Goods of Desire”
2/F Leighton Centre
Sharp Street
Causeway Bay
Tel: 2890 5555
Home Essentials
31 Queen’s Road East
Wan Chai
Tel: 2870 1400
MUJI
L3, Lee Theatre Plaza
99 Percival Street
Causeway Bay Tel:
2808 0622
There is also a Facebook ggroup called
‘Hong Kong Helpers’ for employers looking
forahelper,recommendingahelperor
withquestionsabouthelperissues. Send
arequesttothegroupadministratortojoin
this group.
There is one item that is an essential
purchase, dehumidifiers. Dehumidifiers are
stand-alone appliances that draw in air and
thendrytheair,thusremovingmoisture
from it.They are absolutely necessary to
protectyourbelongingsfrommoldand
mildew. Bear in mind that some areas
such as The Peak and Mid-Levels have a
higherlevelofmoistureintheair.Youcan
buyasecond-handdehumidifierfroman
expatriate sale, check
Alternatively find your nearest Fortress
electrical retail store.