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Note 1 Countries that have bilateral Working Holiday Scheme agreement with the HKSAR (as at January 2011)

Australia                       (annual quota = 5000)

Canada                         (annual quota = 200)

Germany                       (annual quota = 150)

Ireland                         (annual quota = 100)

Japan                           (annual quota = 250)

Korea (Republic of)         (annual quota = 200)

New Zealand                 (annual quota = 400)

 

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)

Korean 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

Korean 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

Korea (Republic of)

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Korea

  • 54 Hyoja-Dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, the Republic of Korea

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

  • 1418, U-2 Dong, Haeundae, Busan, the Republic of Korea
  • 919-6, Wolsan-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju, the Republic of Korea

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, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand.

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

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