Key Takeaways
- Expanded Employment Policy: Full-time foreign undergraduates are now exempt from part-time work restrictions, previously only for postgraduates.
- Review in 2025: The government will review these measures in 2025.
- Work Hours for Postgraduates: Full-time foreign postgraduate students can work up to 20 hours per week in internships or summer jobs with a No Objection Letter
Work Rights for Foreign National Students
Hong Kong expanded its foreign student employment policy.
- Full-time foreign undergraduates are now exempt from part-time work restrictions, previously available only to postgraduates. The government will review these measures in 2025.
- Full-time foreign postgraduate students can work up to 20 hours per week in internships or summer jobs with a No Objection Letter.
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