Working Holiday Scheme

New Zealand AustraliaIrelandGermanyJapanCanada,  KoreaFrancethe United Kingdom,   AustriaHungarySwedenthe Netherlands,  and  Italy

Working Holiday Scheme

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 Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has established bilateral Working Holiday Scheme (the Scheme) with the Government of New ZealandAustraliaIrelandGermanyJapanCanadaKoreaFrancethe United KingdomAustriaHungarySwedenthe Netherlands, and Italy respectively.  Apart from facilitating cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and our partner economies, the Scheme also enhances bilateral cooperation and promotes tourism and development between the two places.

Under the Scheme, 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 enrol in short-term course(s) (except Ireland) so as to acquire a better understanding of the cultural and social developments of the host economy.  The Scheme enables young people to gain invaluable experience while holidaying and working abroad, which would help strengthen their self-confidence, resilience and inter-personal skills.

While Hong Kong youths can go overseas for working holiday, youths of our partner economies can also come to Hong Kong for holidaying under the Scheme.

We welcome all participants of the Working Holiday Scheme to share with us your personal experience and useful information!
Inspire others to start their working holiday by filling in a simple questionnaire NOW!

“I once wanted to be an ambulance officer after my working holiday. However, I found my interest in photography during my time in Sweden. After returning to Hong Kong, I continue to delve into different photography skills. I hope I can develop my own photography business in the future.”
(Jack, 2018-19 Sweden)
Know more about the story of Jack and many other working holidaymakers HERE.

Source:www.whs.gov.hk

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