The HKSAR Government launched the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Youth Employment pilot scheme (the Scheme) in January 2021 to encourage enterprises with businesses in both Hong Kong and the GBA Mainland cities to employ university graduates of Hong Kong and deploy them to work and receive on-the-job training in the GBA Mainland cities. Since its launch, favourable feedback on the pilot scheme have been received from participating enterprises and young people. In his Policy Address in 2022, the Chief Executive announced the regularisation of the Scheme to encourage more enterprises to offer jobs and support young people to work in the GBA Mainland cities, so as to foster their career development and the exchange of talents in the GBA.

Enterprises with businesses in both Hong Kong and the GBA Mainland cities are eligible to join the regularised Scheme. Participating enterprises shall employ eligible graduates in accordance with Hong Kong laws, offer them a monthly salary of not less than HK$18,000 and station them in the GBA Mainland cities to work and receive on-the-job training before the end of recruitment period on 30 September 2023. The HKSAR Government will grant a monthly allowance of HK$10,000 to enterprises for each graduate employed up to 18 months. Enterprises can submit job vacancies through the Scheme website from now on.

Young people participating in the Scheme should be Hong Kong residents lawfully employable in Hong Kong and are awarded bachelor’s degrees or above from 2021 to 2023. Job vacancies under the Scheme, upon the Labour Department’s vetting, will be uploaded to the Scheme website for graduates to apply. The employed graduates and enterprises may forthwith agree on the effective dates of employment contracts. The deadline for graduates to apply for job vacancies under the Scheme will fall on 30 September 2023.

For details of the Scheme, please visit the scheme website or call the hotlines 2969 0460 or 2969 0446.