The LTC workforce is regulated by the Social Welfare Department in Hong Kong. Each profession belongs to its own professional body of registration as mentioned above. For all subsidised services, service operators must follow the Fund Service Agreement (FSA) in order to receive the Government subvention. For all residential care homes including subsidised and privately funded, they are regulated by the Licensing Scheme for Residential Care Homes for the Elderly under The Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance (Cap 459) and The Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Regulation (Cap 459A) (Social Welfare Department, 2020, January 8).

References:

Social Welfare Department. (2020, January 8). Licensing Scheme for Residential Care Homes for the Elderly. Retrieved from https://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_lr/sub_rche/id_introd/