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Note 1 Countries that have bilateral Working Holiday Scheme agreement with the HKSAR (as at March 2010)

Australia                       (annual quota = 1000)

Canada                         (annual quota = 200)

Germany                       (annual quota = 100)

Ireland                         (annual quota = 100)

Japan                           (annual quota = 250)

New Zealand                 (annual quota = 200)

 

Note 2

Number of study or training courses allowed

Australian citizens - any number (course duration of not more than 3 months)

Canadian citizens - any number (cumulative duration of courses not more than 6 months)

German citizens - one only (course duration of not more than 6 months)

Irish citizens - not allowed

Japanese citizens - one only (course duration of not more than 6 months)

New Zealand citizens - one only (course duration of not more than 3 months)


 

Note 3

Financial proof for maintenance in Hong Kong   

Australian citizens - financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000 

Canadian citizens - financial proof of having not less than HK$15,000

German citizens - financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000 

Irish citizens - financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000 

Japanese citizens - financial proof of having not less than HK$20,000

New Zealand citizens - financial proof of having not less than HK$14,000 


 

Note 4

Addresses of overseas Chinese diplomatic and consular missions in the participating countries

Australia

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Australia

  • 15 Coronation Drive, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Canberra, Australia

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Australia

  • 39 Dunblane Street, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
  • 45 Brown Street, East Perth WA 6004, Australia
  • 75-77 Irving Road, Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria 3142, Melbourne, Australia
  • Level 9, 79 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia

Canada

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada

  • 515 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 5H3

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Canada

  • 240 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5R 2P4
  • 3380 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3K3
  • Suite 100, 1011-6th Ave., S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 0W1

Germany

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Germany

  • Markisches Ufer 54, 10179 Berlin, Germany

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Germany

  • Mainzer Landstrasse 17560326 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
  • Elbchaussee 268, 22605 Hamburg, Germany
  • Generalkonsulat der vr China in Muenchen, Germany Romanstr. 107 80639 Muenchen, Germany

Ireland

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ireland

  • 40 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland

Japan

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Japan

  • 3-4-33 Moto-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0046 Japan

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Japan

  • 10-35 Hashiguchi Machi Nagasaki City, 852-8114 Japan
  • 3-9-2 Utsubohonmachi Nishiku Osaka, 550-0004 Japan
  • Fukuoka-Shi Chiuo-Ku Jigyohama 1-3-3, 810-0065 Japan
  • 2-8-37 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 461-0005 Japan
  • 5-1, Nishi 23-Chome, Minam 13-Jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 064-0913 Japan

New Zealand

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in New Zealand

  • 2-6 Glenmore Street, Wellington, New Zealand

Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in New Zealand

  • 588 Great South Road, Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand
Note 5

Medical, hospitalisation and liability insurance

This item only applies to participants from Canada, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand.

For participants from Japan, they should have sufficient medical insurance.

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