The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) and the Youth Development Commission (YDC) launched the 2027-28 HYAB Funding Scheme for Youth Internship in the Mainland today (October 16). Eligible non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are invited to submit applications.
The Government attaches great importance to youth development. The First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) emphasises enhancing youth development opportunities and supporting young people in pursuing their dreams. The Government will step up its focus on young people's education, employment, entrepreneurship and home ownership. It will nurture talent who can serve the needs of the country and leverage the strengths of Hong Kong. Through the HYAB Funding Scheme for Youth Internship in the Mainland, the HYAB and the YDC provide funding for NGOs to organise youth internship projects on the Mainland for young people to experience the actual workplace environment there first-hand and deepen their understanding of the Mainland's employment market, workplace culture and development opportunities. It will help young people set their future career goals, accumulate work experience, build interpersonal networks and boost their employment prospects.
Details of the new round of the funding scheme are available on the YDC website (www.ydc.gov.hk/en/programmes/ip/ip_fundingscheme.html). Interested NGOs should submit their applications via the e-application system on or before November 9.
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