What the official announcement says
On 22 September 2026, the Labour Department announced an administrative sanction against 欣陞有限公司 for failing to maintain the required 2:1 ratio of full-time local employees to imported workers. Its submitted applications were suspended immediately, and applications submitted during the following year would not be processed.
An administrative sanction
This summary follows the official press release. It is not a report of a criminal conviction and does not infer any additional misconduct not mentioned in that release.
BLJ analysis: review staffing when employees leave
Update your full-time local staffing records when employees join, leave or change working arrangements. Check the applicable ratio and calculation method. Do not apply the 2:1 ratio in this case to every industry: classifications such as catering have separate requirements.
What employers can do now
- Update your lists of full-time local employees and imported workers.
- Keep the employment and payroll records relevant to staffing calculations.
- Ask the Labour Department or BLJ if the classification or calculation is unclear.
Sources and updates
Government press release: administrative sanction for a scheme breach (Chinese) ↗
Compiled by BLJ from the sources above. Our analysis is practical recruitment guidance, not an official interpretation. Refer to official sources for applicable conditions and subsequent corrections.