Foreign domestic helper compensation in Hong Kong

20 judgments, covering 2000–2024.

LOEC awarded

5

LOEC refused

3

Award rate among recorded decisions

62.5%

Median PSLA, as awarded

HK$315,000

16 recorded awards

Median PSLA, 2026 dollars

HK$498,839

16 convertible awards

PSLA range, as awarded

HK$70,000
– HK$1,500,000

In 2026 dollars: HK$117,959 – HK$1,960,000

Courts covered: Court of First Instance · District Court

Statistics include recorded positive awards; missing amounts are excluded. A judgment may involve several injuries, and its PSLA award can cover those injuries together. These figures describe the decisions, rather than predict a claim’s value. See Method for the sources and limits of inflation conversion. Method →

Five most recent judgments

1. SUSAN-YUNITA-NINGTIAS V. WONG CHUNG KWAN AND ANOTHER

   [2024] HKDC 913 · District Court · 2024

   PSLA: —

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2. ERWIANA SULISTYANINGSIH v. LAW WAN TUNG

   [2017] HKDC 1611 · District Court · 2017

   PSLA: HK$450,000

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3. AMBARINI BT SAHARI KASTO v FOK KA CHING

   [2017] HKDC 10 · District Court · 2017

   PSLA: HK$250,000

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4. EPIFANIO CANDEL RBASTO v CHAN KING YUN JAMES

   [2013] HKCFI 1834 · Court of First Instance · 2013

   PSLA: HK$1,500,000

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5. DAYAWON FE BATIANCILA v. TOEPKER CHIEN CHI

   [2013] HKDC 674 · District Court · 2013

   PSLA: HK$100,000

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