A taste of Hong Kong and China by joining the working holiday scheme in Hong Kong!


The purpose of the Scheme is to facilitate cultural and educational exchange between Hong Kong and the participating country with a view to strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two places. National passport holders aged between 18 and 30 of the participating country, who are ordinarily residing in their home country and whose main intention to Hong Kong is to holiday, are welcome to join the Scheme. Under the arrangements of the Scheme, they may take up short-term employment and/or enrol in a short educational course while they are on holiday in Hong Kong.

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.

Number of study or training courses allowed
Australian citizens - any number (course duration of not more than 3 months)
German citizens - one only (course duration of not more than 6 months)
Irish citizens - not allowed
New Zealand citizens - one only (course duration of not more than 3 months)

The Chinese Language Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CLC) provides daytime or evening Chinese language courses to equip your students with the necessary language skill for the traveling and work.

For working holiday visa application, please visit the HK immigration web site:
http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/hkvisas_10.htm

CLC daytime Chinese language courses:
www.cuhk.edu.hk/clc/clccalendar.pdf

CLC evening Chinese language courses:
www.cuhk.edu.hk/e_ssp.htm

 

 


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