Working in Hong Kong

Hong Kong has a significant size of expatriates from all over the world, enjoying a cosmopolitan lifestyle while they can always find suitable schools for their children or enjoy international cuisines, including those from their home countries. Click here to find out how to get a work permit in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has been implementing various admission schemes to attract talents and capital investors, actively trawling for professionals, entrepreneurs and individuals with substantial assets. At present, there are nine schemes mainly for attracting talents and capital to Hong Kong, including –

• Top Talent Pass Scheme
• General Employment Policy (GEP)
• Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP)
• Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS)
• Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates
• Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents
• New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme
• Technology Talent Admission Scheme
• Vocational Professionals Admission Scheme (such talent admission schemes).

Learn more about the above admission schemes and how to make an application here. Also found out if you are one of the talents most needed in Hong Kong out of the 60 professions under 9 industry segments under the Talent List. The Talent List has displayed what professions are the talents that Hong Kong needs most and are eligible for the immigration facilitation under the GEP, the ASMTP and the QMAS.

In addition, the Immigration Facilitation Scheme for Visitors Participating in Short-term Activities in Designated Sectors was introduced on 1 June 2024 to provide immigration facilitation to visitors invited/sponsored by authorised host organisations for undertaking specified short-term activities which are beneficial to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

If you are a Swedish or UK National passport holders aged between 18 and 30 wishing to take up short-term employment and/or enrol in a short study/training courses whilst on holiday in Hong Kong, the Working Holiday Scheme may be something that you can consider. For Swedish nationals, please click here for more details. For UK nationals, please refer to here for details.

The Hong Kong SAR Government has always accorded great importance to the teaching of the English language. We annually recruit native speakers of the English language to teach English in Hong Kong primary and secondary schools. For more details, please click here.

Immigration Department:
https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/index.html
Gov.HK Employment site:
https://www.gov.hk/en/nonresidents/workinghk/employment/index.htm