An initial group of 19 women - drawn from around 200 expected over the next three months - arrived in the territory, said the agency which arranged their employment.
They are the first group legally in Hong Kong following a change last year to Burma's migration law as the nation opens up.
Some 300,000 helpers, mainly from Indonesia and the Philippines, are already in Hong Kong.
Immigration Department data showed that 47 Burmese nationals were already working in Hong Kong, but were brought in on an individual basis by fellow citizens with Hong Kong residency.
Campaigners from activist group HK Helpers Campaign said that Burmese women were the group "most vulnerable" to abuse in the region.
"They have limited skills in Cantonese and English. They are not internet- savvy ... They are probably the most vulnerable group [of maids] from Southeast Asia," Tom Grundy said.
Between 1,000 and 2,000 maids from Burma are expected in the territory in the next year, said Law Yiu-keung of the Golden Mind agency, which brought them to Hong Kong.
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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