
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han outlines training requirements for carers.
Hong Kong care-workers in an upcoming pilot scheme will require specialized training and general domestic skills, completing a 150-hour course in their home country before arrival.
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Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han discussed requirements for care-workers in a pilot scheme.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Sunday that the carers would be equipped with both specialised elderly care skills and general domestic capabilities, and would first need to complete a 150-hour course in their home country.
“We now need to find a professional organisation in Hong Kong for a mechanism to ensure they finish the course and are truly equipped with those skills, because I understand that in the pilot scheme, residents will be concerned whether the workers can perform their tasks,” Sun said on a television programme.
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