Employment Conditions

Working Environment

As required by the Child Care Centres Ordinance —

The staffing ratios in child care centres for children under 6 years of age are as follows:

The staffing ratios in residential crèches and nurseries are as follows:


Working Hours and Holidays



Employment Protection

If you have any enquiries about the Employment Ordinance or other labour legislation, you can obtain further information from:

The 24-hour Enquiry Hotline of the Labour Department :2717 1771 (the Hotline is handle by “1823 Citizen’s Easy Link”)
The Labour Department's homepage: www.labour.gov.hk/eng/legislat/contentA.htm


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