<P> Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港 外籍 家庭 傭工) are domestic workers employed by Hongkongers, typically families . About three percent of Hong Kong's population, an overwhelming majority are women . In 2013, there were 320,000 foreign domestic helpers in the territory; of these, 48 percent were from the Philippines, 49.4 percent from Indonesia and 1.3 percent from Thailand . Required by law to live in their employer's residence, they perform household tasks such as cooking, serving, cleaning, dishwashing and child care . </P> <P> Since October 2003 the employment of domestic workers has been subject to the unpopular Employees' Retraining Levy, totalling HK $9,600 for a two - year contract . It has not been applied since 16 July 2008, and has since been abolished . Whether foreign workers should be able to apply for Hong Kong residency is the subject of debate, and a high - profile court battle for residency by a foreign worker failed . </P>

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