Development Bureau has completed processing the ninth round of applications and approved ten applications involving a total of 986 quotas under the Labour Importation Scheme for the Construction Sector (the Scheme).  The trades/disciplines approved in this round include mainly refrigeration/air-conditioning/ventilation mechanic (including water system and air system), electrician and metal-steel worker.  As of September 2025, there were a total of 6 728 approved and valid quotas under the Scheme.  Please click here for details of the valid quotas by trades/ disciplines. 

Together with the 604 valid quotas approved earlier under the Supplementary Labour Scheme, which are to be counted towards the importation quota of the Scheme, there are a total of 7 332 valid quotas under the Scheme.

The works contracts with approved and valid quotas include those related to the Three-Runway System and expansion project of the Hong Kong International Airport, hospital development, waste management and sewage facilities, public housing, and other building projects, etc.