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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

www.labour.gov.hk/ Eng/public/wcp/FDHguide.pdf .

Look at ads posted in your local grocery store, or websites such as:

Amah Net

Tel: 2869 9330

www.amahnet.com.hk

Overseas Employment

Services Centre

Tel: 2524 6195

www.overseas.com.hk

HongKong,Kowloon,NewTerritories and

Macau.

Technic Employment Service

Tel (Central): 2522 6162

www.technic.com.hk

Central and Kowloon.

Trumpline Consultants

For caregivers, nannies and helpers

www.trumpline.com

Tel: 2479 0298

Maid for You

Tel: 9167 2737

www.maidforyou.com.hk

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

www.altfield.com.hk

Chinese Furniture.

GOD – “Goods of Desire”

2/F Leighton Centre

Sharp Street

Causeway Bay

Tel: 2890 5555

www.god.com.hk

Home Essentials

31 Queen’s Road East

Wan Chai

Tel: 2870 1400

www.homeessentials.net

MUJI

L3, Lee Theatre Plaza

99 Percival Street

Causeway Bay

Tel:

2808 0622

www.muji.co.uk

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

www.hongkongasiaxpat.com

Alternatively find your nearest Fortress

electrical retail store.