The Hong Kong Government has launched the GBA Youth Employment Scheme since 2021 to encourage Hong Kong young people to work in the GBA Mainland cities so as to foster their career development and exchange of talent within the area. Under the scheme, Hong Kong enterprises employ eligible young people in accordance with Hong Kong laws and station them in the GBA Mainland cities to work and receive on-the-job training. Enterprises have to offer a salary level comparable with market rate for hiring sub-degree holders and no less than HK$18,000 for university graduates. The government grants a monthly allowance equivalent to 60% of the monthly salary capped at $12,000 to enterprises for each employed young person for a maximum period of 18 months. 365-day comprehensive support in the Mainland including telephone hotline, dedicated social media group, legal consultation, emotional support and various group activities is provided for the young people joining the scheme to help them adapt to the new environment, solve problems encountered at workplace, make friends and build up professional network. Hong Kong young people aged 29 or below with sub-degree qualifications or above are welcome to join. To learn more, visit the scheme website at www.jobs.gov.hk/gbayes or contact us at 2969 0446/2969 0460.

To provide an opportunity for young people in Hong Kong to gain first-hand experience living and working in a foreign culture and broaden their horizons, the Hong Kong Government has established bilateral Working Holiday Scheme (WHS) with the Government of New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Japan, Canada, Korea, France, the United Kingdom, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Italy respectively. Apart from facilitating cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and our partner economies, WHS also enhances bilateral cooperation and promotes tourism and development between the two places. Under WHS, participants may stay in the host economy for an extended period. They are also allowed to take up short-term employment as an incidental aspect of their stay, or even enroll in short-term course(s) (except Ireland) so as to acquire a better understanding of the cultural and social developments of the host economy. WHS enables young people to gain invaluable experience while holidaying and working abroad, which would help strengthen their self-confidence, resilience and inter-personal skills.

Aim-Higher Scheme is a service package of the Selective Placement Division of the Labour Department (SPD) tailored to the needs of tertiary educated job seekers with disabilities and/or special educational needs (SEN) in their job search. The service package provides career consultation service, personalised job matching, advice on resume building and cover letter writing, one-on-one drills on interviewing skills and Government vacancies and recruitment activities information. To know more, you can contact SPD at 2852 4992 or email to spd-admin@labour.gov.hk. SPD provides free recruitment service to employers and free service for open employment to job seekers with disabilities.