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The Hong Kong/New Zealand Working Holiday Scheme was established on 1 April 2001 with both sides providing an annual quota of 400.

Successful applicants will be issued a Working Holiday Visa.

During your 12-month stay, you can take up short-term employment of not more than three months with any one single employer and can also take up short education courses.

Make sure to take out suitable medical insurance policy, which is also required before departure to cover the possible related medical bills incurred abroad.

Hong Kong offers various types of short-term employment. Most positions are seasonal work, especially during holiday seasons – like Christmas, Chinese New Year, Easter and so on. Moreover, there are so many trade shows and exhibition on Hong Kong that employers are always on the look out for short-term staff.

So if you are up for an educational and enriching adventure – do contact us at sales@cebtreo.hk

 

Hong Kong and France have signed a bilateral working holiday scheme agreement to benefit the young people of both places from July 1.

So what does it mean for you?

It means that young people in Hong Kong and France can gain living and working experience while traveling.

Two hundred participants from each side annually can stay up to one year in France and Hong Kong on holiday and take up employment to finance their stay

 The Hong Kong Immigration Department or French Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau will issue the working-holiday visas.

So who can apply?

–       You must be a French citizen holding a valid French passport or an ordinary resident of Hong Kong possessing a valid Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Passport or British National (Overseas) passport

–       You must be between 18 and 30 years old

–       You must intend to spend your holiday in France or Hong Kong for a period of time not longer than one year.

–       You can’t be accompanied by any dependent family members

–       You must have a departure ticket or sufficient funds to purchase such a ticket, as well as sufficient funds for your maintenance during the initial stay on France or Hong Kong

–       You must hold insurance for medical and health care for the duration of stay

Once you have that covered, get ready for an amazing opportunity to experience work, fun and life in a different language and culture!

For more information – drop us a line at sales@centreo.hk

We think yes! If you have a chance to travel to a foreign country, gain valuable on the job experience and at the same time get to know a different culture.

And a vibrant city like Hong Kong does seem like the perfect choice. So what is there to consider? First – a working holiday visa!

This type of visa is only available to a small number of young people (18-30) from the countries with which Hong Kong has a bilateral agreement. These include:

Australia

New Zealand

Ireland

Germany

Japan

Canada

South Korea

France

So what will you need to do?

–       Show your first intention of spending a holiday in Hong Kong

–       Have at least HK$ 15,000 –  HK$ 25, 000 in your bank account

–       Have a return air ticket

–       Have a comprehensive and reliable insurance throughout your stay in Hong Kong

That’s about it! Considering a working holiday in Hong Kong? Check out www.rentagwailo.com

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong has seen an increase of nearly 10 per cent in the number of well-qualified people who want to live here, says the Immigration Department. Most of those approved were from the mainland. Since 2006, more than 2000 applications have been approved – 77.6% of them from the mainland.

So what is a quality migrant scheme?

The QMAS programme (Quality Migrant Admission Scheme) allows highly-qualified people to immigrate to Hong Kong without a prior offer of employment required for a normal working visa.

Who can apply?

The programme is open to highly-talented individuals who would be able to make a significant contribution to Hong Kong.

Example?

Qi Jia, 28, first runner-up in the 2004 Asian Figure Skating Trophy championship, was admitted under the scheme for her sporting achievements.

How to evaluate my chances?

There is no reliable method of predicting your success, as the guidelines regarding “quality assessment” are quite fuzzy. Another potential pitfall is the fact that you never know who you are competing against.

Read more about the Quality Migrant Scheme.