Posted in: Hong Kong/ETO Updates

December 7th, 2009

Canada signs “Working Holiday Arrangement”with Hong Kong

Canada and Hong Kong signed a Memorandum of Understanding on December 6 to mark the establishment of a bilateral working holiday arrangement to benefit young people of the two places from March 1, 2010.

Canada is the sixth country and the first in North America to establish such bilateral arrangement with Hong Kong.  The arrangement provides an opportunity for young people to broaden their horizons and to gain first-hand living and working experience while they are travelling.  It will also further reinforce the long-standing bilateral ties between Hong Kong and Canada.

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