Facilitation Measures for Hong Kong People

Since August 2017, the relevant Central Government departments have introduced a series of policy measures to facilitate Hong Kong people to pursue development opportunities in the Mainland. The measures, which cover areas including education, employment and daily life matters, enable Hong Kong people to capitalise on the opportunities brought about by the development of the country. The relevant measures include:

Education

Education
  • Specifying in clear terms that to protect the rights and interests of Hong Kong and Macao students, Mainland higher education institutions and relevant authorities must accord equal treatment for Hong Kong and Macao students in admission, nurture, management and supporting services.
  • Mainland higher education institutions should facilitate Hong Kong and Macao students' job search and employment and issue Employment Agreements and Employment Registration Certificates to them upon their graduation.
  • Both the quota and amount of scholarships open to Hong Kong and Macao students as well as overseas Chinese students studying at Mainland higher education institutions have been increased.

Employment

Employment

Daily Living

Daily Living

Social Security

Social Security

For details of the measures announced by the relevant Central Government departments in August and December 2017, please visit the following websites:

Relevant Central Government departments promulgated a new batch of policies and measures to facilitate Hong Kong and Macao residents studying, working and living in the Mainland (Chinese Version Only) (18 December 2017)

The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council spoke on the policies and measures which were actively adopted by the relevant Central Government departments to facilitate Hong Kong and Macao compatriots studying, working and living in the Mainland (Chinese Version Only) (10 August 2017)

For information on the facilitation measures implemented in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, please refer to the following website:

For more information on studying, working and living in the Mainland, please visit the following webpages of the Mainland Offices of the HKSAR Government: