Non-local undergraduates are temporarily free to work part-time in Hong Kong from 1 November 2024

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The exemption measures will cover around 20,000 full-time non-local undergraduate students.

The HKSAR Government will temporarily exempt full-time non-local undergraduate students from the restrictions on taking up part-time jobs, starting from 1 November 2024.

The Immigration Department (ImmD) will issue a "No Objection Letter" (NOL), which will set out the suspension arrangement, to all eligible students through their institutions without the need for separate applications.

The NOLs will also be issued to students approved for visas/entry permits on or after 1 November.

This move aims to enhance non-local undergraduates’ personal exposure and knowledge for working in Hong Kong and to incentivise them to stay in Hong Kong for development after graduation.

The restrictions on taking up part-time jobs for full-time non-local postgraduate students of locally accredited local programmes have been temporarily exempted since last November. Full-time non-local postgraduate students are allowed to take up part-time employment with an NOL issued by the ImmD with no restrictions on the number of hours or the location of the part-time work.

In the “2024 Policy Address”, the HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee has announced the extension of such temporary part-time job restriction exemption measures to around 20,000 full-time non-local undergraduate students.

A Government spokesperson said the arrangement for extending the exemption measures aims at easing local manpower shortages by making better use of the potential talent residing in Hong Kong.

“Allowing full-time non-local undergraduate and postgraduate students to engage in part-time work will help attract more foreign students to pursue studies in Hong Kong and prepare them for long-term development in Hong Kong after graduation, thereby expanding the local potential talent pool."

The spokesperson added the Government will review the whole exemption arrangement next year.