Working & Studying

Hong Kong welcomes high-quality professionals and students from around the world. Various talent admission schemes offer immigration facilitation to support individuals and entrepreneurs from overseas to come to Hong Kong. The city is ideally located to provide abundant opportunities for them to develop their careers and to start or expand their business in Asia.

You will find that living and working in Hong Kong is an experience like no other. Hong Kong has a unique, cosmopolitan and diverse lifestyle where East-meets-West and heritage sits happily alongside cutting-edge modernity. In your free time you will be able to enjoy dining on great food from all of the world's best cuisines, a rich arts and cultural scene, a vibrant nightlife, great shopping, sports and beautiful countryside and beaches.

Specific professions are in high demand. The Hong Kong SAR Government has published a Talent List of the city's most-needed occupations.

Hong Kong's degree-awarding higher education institutions include five universities ranked among the top 100 in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2022. There are also more than 50 international schools operating in the city. They adopt international curriculum standards and the qualifications awarded are internationally recognised. English is used as the teaching medium in most post-secondary programmes. You will find more information about studying in Hong Kong here.

The Working Holiday Scheme offers young people the opportunity to broaded their horizons and gain invaluable first-hand experience living and working in a foreign culture. Hong Kong has bilateral Working Holiday Scheme agreements with Ireland, France, the Netherlands and Italy, among others. Participants may stay in Hong Kong for a maximum of one year, during which they can engage in short-term employment or enrol for short-term courses.

A wide range of government departments and organisations can help you navigate through all stages of the relocation process, including employment, education, healthcare, taxes, bringing dependents, pets, etc. You will find all the information you need on the one-stop hub HK Welcomes U.