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The Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme

The Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme has been launched by the government to encourage and support young people to work and pursue their careers in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area ("GBA").

The scheme will provide 2 000 places, around 700 of which are designated for innovation and technology (I&T) posts. Under the scheme, the graduates employed will receive a monthly salary of no less than HK$18,000. The Government will grant a monthly allowance of HK$10,000 to enterprises for each graduate employed for up to 18 months.

To join the scheme, eligible graduates should be Hong Kong residents lawfully employable in Hong Kong and hold bachelor's degrees or above awarded locally or by institutions outside Hong Kong from 2019 to 2021. For I&T posts, eligible graduates, besides meeting the above-mentioned criteria, should possess degrees related to science, technology, engineering or mathematics subjects. They should work in both Hong Kong and GBA Mainland cities, with each location taking up six to 12 months.

Please visit the dedicated website (www.jobs.gov.hk/gbayes) for more information. Students can search job opportunities there, and employers can post job vacancies.

The Bank of East Asia, Limited (BEA) has established the BEA Inspiring Student Scholarship to give recognition to deserving undergraduate students with special educational needs (SEN) in the pursuit of excellence in academic and other areas.

Up to 10 scholarship awards at HK$20,000 each will be offered in the 2020/21 academic year for eligible students in Hong Kong. HKBU will nominate up to 5 students to compete with other local university undergraduate students for the awards.

The scholarship is now open for application, please click here for more details.

NOTE: In the event of unforeseeable circumstances, such as extreme weather, that resulted in the sudden closure of SFA Counter on the day of the deadline, SFA will extend the deadline of application to 5:30pm of the following working day.

The scholarship has been established to support students who want to pursue Diploma, Undergraduate Degree and Postgraduate Master's Degree at any one of the following institutions: Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA), Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) and Politeknik Brunei (PB).

*Note that the deadline 15 February 2021 stated on the application form/website is only the deadline for institution's nomination. Interested students must submit the completed application form together with copies of required supporting documents to the Office of Student Affairs, WLB 401 (Rm 401, Level 4, The Wing Lung Bank Building for Business Studies), Shaw Campus, at or before 5:30pm on 26 January 2021 (Tuesday). Please note that the application submission via email would not be considered.

The scholarship is open for application now, please click here for more details.

*This scholarship is offered/awarded by an external party. SFA is only responsible for promoting it and application form collection, but not involved in the selection process. Should you have any questions, please directly contact the Institution by email: scholarship@mfa.gov.bn