Hong Kong extends application period of GBA Youth Employment Scheme to 31 December 2023

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As of 31 August, a total of 220 enterprises have provided 2,069 job vacancies under the scheme and 333 young people have been employed.

The HKSAR government has announced the extension of the application period of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Youth Employment Scheme to 31 December 2023 to enable more enterprises and young people to join the scheme.

Commencing in 2021 on a pilot basis, the Labour Department (LD) launched the regularised GBA Youth Employment Scheme in 2023 to encourage enterprises with businesses in both Hong Kong and the GBA to employ university graduates of Hong Kong to work in the GBA's Mainland cities, so as to foster their career development and the exchange of talent in the GBA.

Any Hong Kong residents, irrespective of their ages, who are awarded bachelor's degrees or above by universities / tertiary institutions locally or outside Hong Kong in 2021 to 2023, and are lawfully employable in Hong Kong, are eligible for the Scheme. Participating enterprises shall employ eligible young people in accordance with Hong Kong laws, offer them a monthly salary of not less than HK$18,000, and station them in the GBA's Mainland cities to work and receive on-the-job training.

The Government will grant a monthly allowance of HK$10,000 for up to 18 months to enterprises for each employed young person.

Enterprises can submit job vacancies through the scheme's website. All vacancies submitted by the participating enterprises will be vetted by the LD to ensure compliance with all requirements in the Scheme.

According to the LD, as of 31 August, a total of 220 enterprises have provided 2,069 job vacancies under the scheme and 333 young people have been employed.

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