The Transport & Logistics Bureau today issued letters to inform applicants about the results of the third round of applications to the “Labour Importation Scheme for the Transport Sector - Aviation Industry”.

The bureau said that during the application period a total of 34 eligible companies submitted applications, involving requests to import 3,292 workers across all 10 job types under the scheme. Of these, 2,206 were approved.

In vetting and approving applications, an interdepartmental liaison group took into consideration factors such as applicants’ business development needs and the requirements of the scheme, the bureau added.

Upon conclusion of the exercise, all 6,300 places under the scheme have been approved.

The bureau said it will announce details on further aspects of the scheme, including arrangements in relation to the expiry of imported workers’ employment contracts, in due course.