A
taste of Hong Kong and China by joining the working holiday scheme in
Hong Kong!
To foster
cultural and educational exchange and to reinforce the bilateral
relationships between Hong Kong and the participating countries,
the HKSAR government has established the Working Holiday Scheme.
Through the scheme, overseas young people aged 18 to 30 can
gain valuable experience while living and working in HK. During
their stay abroad, they can gain a better understanding of the
cultural and social developments of HK. The new experience that
they gain would help enhance their self-confidence, adaptability
and interpersonal skills.
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Eligibility
and entitlement
National passport holders of the participating countries between 18
and 30 years old who are ordinarily residing in their home country and
whose main intention to Hong Kong is for holiday are welcomed to join
the Scheme. Successful applicants will be allowed to stay up to 12 months
in Hong Kong and take up temporary employment for not more than three
months with the same employer. Depends on countries, participants can
enroll into short educational course(s), including CLC Chinese language
courses, to equip themselves for their short-term employment and giving
more fun to their holiday in HK.
Application
for Working Holiday Visa
Completed application form together with the required documents may
be sent either (1) to the HK Immigration Department by post directly
or (2) by post or in person to any of the Chinese diplomatic and consular
missions in the participating country.
Inbound working holiday in HK for eligible residents of the participating
countries: http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_10.htm
Outbound working holiday for eligible HK residents to the participating
countries: http://whs.esdlife.com/
Countries
that have bilateral Working Holiday Scheme agreement with the HKSAR
(as at July 2010)
(Information on in-bound working holiday in HK only)
Countries
(in alphabetical order)
|
Annual
quota |
Number
of study or training courses allowed |
CLC
course suggestions |
| Australia
|
5000 |
any
number (course duration of not more than 3 months) |
- 1 weekday
evening course
- 1 regular school term
- Foundation Certificate Programme in Putonghua for Non-native
Chinese Speakers普通話（非華語人士）基礎證書課程 (July daytime
only)
- Foundation Certificate Programme in Cantonese for Non-native Chinese
Speakers粵語（非華語人士）基礎證書課程 (July daytime only)
- Other Summer daytime short course(s) |
| Canada
|
200 |
any
number (cumulative duration of courses not more than 6 months) |
- Certificate
Programme in Putonghua as a Foreign/ Second Language普通話(對外漢語)證書課程
- Certificate Programme in Cantonese as a Foreign/ Second Language粵語(對外漢語)證書課程
- Foundation Certificate Programme in Putonghua for Non-native Chinese
Speakers普通話（非華語人士）基礎證書課程
- Foundation Certificate Programme in Cantonese for Non-native Chinese
Speakers粵語（非華語人士）基礎證書課程
- 2 regular school terms
- 3 school terms of week-day evening courses
- 1 school term of week-end course
- Summer daytime short course(s) |
| Germany
|
150 |
one
only (course duration of not more than 6 months) |
- Certificate
Programme in Putonghua as a Foreign/ Second Language
普通話(對外漢語)證書課程
- Certificate Programme in Cantonese as a Foreign/ Second Language
粵語(對外漢語)證書課程
- Foundation Certificate Programme in Putonghua for Non-native Chinese
Speakers
普通話（非華語人士）基礎證書課程
- Foundation Certificate Programme in Cantonese for Non-native Chinese
Speakers
粵語（非華語人士）基礎證書課程
- 1 school term of week-end course
- 1 Summer daytime short course |
| Ireland
|
100 |
not
allowed |
-
Not applicable |
| Japan
|
250 |
one
only (course duration of not more than 6 months) |
-
Same as Germany |
| New
Zealand |
400 |
one
only (course duration of not more than 3 months) |
-
Same as Australia |
Note: Bilateral agreement with Korea is under construction.
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