Hong Kong. Table of Contents

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1 Table of Contents Government... 1 Economy... 2 Public Holidays... 2 Geography... 2 Climate... 2 Population... 3 Language... 3 Student Visa... 3 Hong Kong Identity Card Transport in Hong Kong... 5 Health care... 6 Student Life@HKBU... 7 Campus Areas... 8 Hong Kong Hong Kong is a vibrant city, and a major gateway to China. This page will give you the facts about Hong Kong from the form of government to the languages used. Government Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Following British rule from 1842 to 1997, China assumed sovereignty under the 'one country, two systems' principle. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's constitutional document, the Basic Law, ensures that the current political situation will remain in effect for 50 years. The rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong are based on the impartial rule of law and an independent judiciary. Head of Government: Chief Executive Cabinet: Executive Council Legislature: Legislative Council, 70 seats Highest Court: Court of Final Appeal

2 Economy Hong Kong's economy is characterised by free trade, low taxation and minimum government intervention. It is the world's 10th largest trading economy, with the mainland of China as its most significant trading partner. Hong Kong is also a major service economy, with particularly strong links to mainland China and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. Currency: Hong Kong dollar GDP: HK$1,823.2 billion (2011) GDP per capita: HK$266,026 (2011) Real GDP growth: +5.8% (2011) Labour force: 3.74 million (2011) Public Holidays Hong Kong provides two types of public holidays: statutory and general holidays. Statutory holidays are mandated under the Employment Ordinance and must be provided to all employees. General holidays include every Sunday, all statutory holidays and an additional 5 holidays. Working week: Monday to Saturday Statutory holidays: 12 General holidays: 17 (including the 12 statutory holidays) Geography At the south-eastern tip of China, Hong Kong covers Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories, including 262 outlying islands. Between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula lies Victoria Harbour, one of the world's most renowned deep-water harbours. Total area: square kilometres Land developed: less than 25% Country parks and nature reserves: 40% Hong Kong maps Climate Hong Kong's climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures dropping below 10 degrees Celsius in winter and exceeding 31 degrees Celsius in summer. It is warm, sunny and dry in autumn, cool and dry in winter, and hot, humid and rainy from spring to summer. Average annual rainfall: mm

3 Wettest months: June and August Driest months: January and December Population Hong Kong's population was approximately 7.07 million in People of Chinese descent comprise the vast majority of the population, with foreign nationals comprising 6.4%. Population density: people per square kilometre Crude birth rate: 13.5 per 1000 Percentage of population Chinese descent: 93.6% Other significant national groups Indonesia ( total) Philippines ( total) USA ( total). Language Chinese and English are the official languages of Hong Kong. English is widely used in the Government and by the legal, professional and business sectors. Trilingual professionals who speak English, Cantonese and Putonghua play a vital role in the numerous enterprises trading in Hong Kong or doing business with mainland China and Taiwan. Cantonese speakers: 89.5% of population Putonghua speakers: 1.4% of population Other Chinese dialect speakers: 4% of population English speakers: 3.5% of population Other language speakers: 1.6% of population Student Visa If you wish to enter Hong Kong for education and you do not have the right of abode or right to land in Hong Kong, you MUST obtain a student visa from the Immigration Department (of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) BEFORE coming to Hong Kong. Application Procedure To apply for such a visa, you should complete the application form ID995A "Application for Entry for Study in Hong Kong" in BLOCK (CAPITAL) LETTERS with (i) your photograph affixed

4 on it; (ii) photocopies of your travel document containing your personal particulars, its issuance and expiry dates and details of any re-entry visa held (if applicable); and (iii) evidence of your financial standing, e.g. bank statements, savings account passbooks, scholarship letters, etc. Your travel document should be valid for at least six months beyond the intended stay in Hong Kong. The completed application form should be returned TOGETHER with your HKBU "Application for Enrollment - Study Abroad/Exchange Students" to us. Do NOT submit your visa application directly to the Hong Kong Immigration Department as that will slow down the process. As your sponsor, HKBU will complete form ID995B "Application for Entry for Study (Sponsor)". The whole set of documents will then be submitted to the Hong Kong Immigration Department on your behalf. It normally takes six weeks for the Immigration Department to process a visa application. If your application is successful, a student visa will be issued to you. HKBU will collect the visa for you, and will mail it to you. When you receive the visa, please attach it to a blank page in your travel document. Be sure that the immigration officer sees the visa and enters you into Hong Kong on the student status. Otherwise, the officer may issue you a tourist visa which will not allow you to begin studies in Hong Kong. Do draw attention to the visa; sometimes the immigration officer might overlook it. Conditions for a Person holding Student Visa Status It is clearly stipulated by the Immigration Department that any person entering Hong Kong as a student shall be subject to the following conditions of stay that: (a) he/she shall become a student only at a specified school, university or other educational institution and undertake such course of study as may be approved by the Director of Immigration; and (b) he/she shall not (i) take any employment, whether paid or unpaid; or (ii) establish or join in any business. Useful Link/Information The Immigration Department Hong Kong Identity Card Any non-local student, 11 years of age or above who intends to stay in Hong Kong for a period exceeding 180 DAYS can apply for a Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID) from the Registration of Persons Office of the Immigration Department within 30 days of arrival. The address is:

5 Hong Kong - 8/F Immigration Tower 7 Gloucester Road, Wanchai Tel: (852) Kowloon - 3/F Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road Tel: (852) The International Office will provide assistance in this regard. Hong Kong law requires that official personal identification be carried at all times. Persons who fail to comply with this requirement risk being fined by the law court if caught. The HKID card is a convenient means of complying with this law. While in Hong Kong, either while visiting or prior to obtaining a temporary identification card, foreign nationals should carry their passports at all times. Transport in Hong Kong Railways are safe, efficient, reliable, comfortable and environmentally friendly mass carriers. They are the backbone of Hong Kong's public transport system which account for about 37% of all trips made on public transport each day. Hong Kong's railways are run by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL). MTR is a heavily patronized railway network consisting of nine lines, including Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line, Tung Chung Line, Tseung Kwan O Line, Disneyland Resort Line, East Rail Line, Ma On Shan Line and West Rail Line. The total route length is about 175 kilometers with 82 stations. The network carries about 3.9 million passenger trips per day in June MTRCL also operates a 35.2 km Airport Express (AEL), which provides services to the Hong Kong International Airport and also in-town check-in facilities in some stations. The AEL carries about 31,500 passenger trips per day in June Light Rail is a local transportation network which started operation in 1988 to meet the transport needs of the residents in the Northwest New Territories. It now has a route length of about 36.2 kilometres with 68 stops. It carries about 430,000 passenger trips every day in June In addition, the MTRCL provides feeder bus services to and from many Light Rail stops in the New Territories to facilitate passenger interchange between the Light Rail and West Rail Line networks. Service and fare details: MTR Corporation Limited Bus

6 Trams Electric trams have been operating on Hong Kong Island since 1904, The Hongkong Tramways Limited operates seven routes on 13 kilometres of double track along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan, and about three kilometers of single track around Happy Valley. The company's 164 trams, including two open-balcony trams for tourists and private hire and one special maintenance tram, make up the world's only fully double-deck tram fleet. The trams recorded an average of 230,000 passenger trips daily. Fares were $2.3 for adults, $1.2 for children under 12 and $1.1 senior citizens aged 65 or above. ml Health care General practitioners and dental services are available on campus at the Health Services Centre. Referrals to specialist treatments can be made if required. HKBU also operates a Chinese medicine clinic on campus. All full-time students (including exchange students) and part-time students are covered by a group personal accident insurance policy against death and permanent disablement arising from accidents while participating in academic or extra-curricular activities arranged by the University and/or student organizations. The maximum coverage for each student is HK$100,000. Also included is additional accidental medical coverage of up to HK$5,000 and emergency repatriation of HK$50,000. If traveling outside Hong Kong in connection with HKBU organized activities, students are covered up to HK$100,000 in the event of death and HK$250,000 for medical & accident. Students are not covered by the university plan and should arrange personal travel insurance when traveling on personal trips (non-university related) outside Hong Kong. Additional optional insurance is available at affordable rates. As an exchange student holding a valid Hong Kong Identity card, you will be entitled the same rates as for local citizens in all public hospitals. The fees escalate considerably for medical services at local private hospitals and clinics. Make sure you are up-to-date on routine vaccines before every trip. These vaccines include measlesmumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, and your yearly flu shot. All exchange students should have adequate insurance with international coverage. Exchange students should first check with their home institutions and/or insurance agents about

7 insurance coverage. Certainly, coverage in force from your home institution/agent that covers you in international circumstances should be retained, and even be acquired, if need be on a short-term basis, before coming. If necessary, the International Office can assist you in purchasing medical coverage for the duration of your stay in Hong Kong. HKBU student insurance coverage does not apply to personal travel in and outside from Hong Kong for non-hkbu related activities/travel. You will want to be sure that you have adequate insurance when traveling outside Hong Kong for personal travels. Student Life@HKBU East-West Encounters The East-West Encounters Program aims to orientate newly arrived international exchange students and to foster cross-cultural exchanges between local and non-local students at HKBU. It does so by mixing the student ambassadors and the non-local students in a range of educational and cultural activities including Buddies Scheme, Orientation for International Students, Global Café and Monthly Outing. The Programm is designed to nurture student ambassadors to cultivate their leadership, organization and communication skills. It is hoped that through this means friendships are developed between local and nonlocal students For enquiries, please contact Christine Kan or Lorraine Chan of the International Office at or , or intl@hkbu.edu.hk Course Selection You are free to choose and enroll in any courses you want (provided you also meet the prerequisite requirements, if any, of the courses). You should confer with your home institution academic adviser to seek approval for selected courses for the purpose of credit transfer. Choose and list on the enrolment application in priority order six to eight courses which you wish to study (six to eight courses should be listed in the event that some of the courses are not available due to time scheduling conflicts, etc.). Based on the information, the University will try to pre-register you in these courses as far as possible. You need to be aware, however, that as at your home institution, it may not always be possible for you to register for every class you choose. Click here for a list of the course offerings for exchange students. The specific courses that are offered in a given semester are subject to change. Consult the current list of course offerings online in planning your course selections. _std/fall/

8 Campus Areas The University has four campuses: the Ho Sin Hang Campus, the Shaw Campus, the Baptist University Road Campus and the Kai Tak Campus. Together they provide an attractive, student-focused urban university environment that helps to nurture body, mind, and spirit. Located in the heart of Kowloon, these campuses are only a few minutes' walk from MTR stations, and are well serviced by public transport from virtually every area of Hong Kong. Ho Sin Hang Campus, Shaw Campus and Baptist University Road Campus The three campuses are conveniently located in Kowloon Tong where our Faculty of Arts, the School of Business, the School of Chinese Medicine, the School of Communication, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the School of Continuing Education and the Graduate School are situated. The Kowloon Tong MTR Station is the closest to the University. From there, you can take Green Minibus No. 29A to the Ho Sin Hang Campus, No. 25M and No. 25M(S) to the Shaw Campus and the Baptist University Road Campus. The Minibus Terminus is near Exit B2 of the MTR Station. Pay the fare when you board the Minibus. The fares for an adult are HK$3.90 for No. 29A, HK$4.70 for No. 25M, and HK$3.7 for No. 25M(S). Tell the driver that you would like to get off at Baptist University. Alternatively, you may take a taxi from just outside Exit B2 of the MTR Station. The taxi fare is about $25.

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10 Accommodation Exchange students can choose to live on- or off-campus. In order to integrate more fully into the University experience, you are encouraged to live in on-campus dormitories. For students who decide to live in on-campus housing, you will be notified of the application details after you are formally admitted for studies at HKBU. If you choose to live off-campus, it will be your responsibility to make housing arrangements either before or after arrival in Hong Kong. Please note that often times, off-campus housing is more expensive than on-campus housing. Also, places closer to campus are normally quite difficult to acquire and often cost much more than those farther away. You should begin searching right away and prior to your arrival. And because of the high demand of on-campus dormitories, once you have decided to live off-campus, it will not be possible for us to entertain your later request to live in on-campus dormitories. Please do keep this in mind when you make your decision as to whether you should be accommodated on- or off-campus. For Undergraduate Exchange Students Undergraduate exchange students are housed in the University's 21-storey Undergraduate Halls on the Baptist University Road Campus (BURC). The Undergraudate Halls are composed of the South Tower and the North Tower providing some 800 rooms. Majority of the rooms accommodate two students and are air-conditioned (separately controlled in each room). For each occupant, the provision includes one bed, closet, desk and shelf, one chair, and one LAN point and wifi connected to the University's network system. Linens (sheets, pillows, towels, etc.) are the responsibility of the individual occupant. Please bring your own or buy them in Hong Kong. Every two rooms share a common restroom and shower facility. There is no telephone in the bedroom, but you can use the public telephones at the common areas of the Halls. Other facilities include a common lounge (with a small pantry & kitchenette) on each floor, a music/tv room, a multi-purpose room, a table tennis room, a computer room, a gym room, a study room, and a laundry area. You can have the option of sharing a room with a local student, a Mainland Chinese student, or an international student, of the same gender. The rate schedule for a double occupancy room in the Undergraduate Halls is as follows: Undergraduate Halls 2013/14 HK$ US$*

11 1st (Fall) Semester 6, August - 28 December 2013 (12:00 noon) 2nd (Spring) Semester (For students continuing from 1st (Fall) Semester) 7, December May 2014 (12:00 noon) 2nd (Spring) Semester (For new students admitted in 2nd (Spring) Semester) 6, January May 2014 (12:00 noon) * US$1 is roughly pegged to HK$7.75. Additional Fees: Caution Money (refundable upon completion of the housing period less charges due to the loss or damage to hall properties) Fees for Activities Organized by Hall Councils (HK$50 for 1 semester, HK$100 for 2 semesters) Stored-Value Card (issued upon check-in for in-room controlled air-conditioning and laundry) TOTAL HK$1, HK$50.00 or HK$ HK$ HK$1, or HK$1, Students are expected to pay room rates, in full, on a semester basis. Monthly payments are not accepted. Room fees are not refundable. Air conditioning (A/C) expenses are not included in the accommodation fees. Students

12 sharing rooms will be equally responsible for the amounts at an average of HK$ 600 (US$ 77) per student per month (calculated on a 24-hour usage).

13 I. Guidebook for Entry for Study in Hong Kong I. Introduction 1 This guidebook sets out the entry arrangement for persons who wish to enter the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) for study. II. Eligibility Criteria An application for a visa/entry permit to enter the HKSAR for study may be favourably considered if : a. the applicant: i. is admitted to a private school registered under the Education Ordinance (Cap. 279) or Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap. 320) (entry for study in public or aided schools is not permitted except for tertiary education); ii. iii. 2 takes up studies in a full-time locally-accredited post-secondary programme including short-term course, part-time locallyaccredited taught postgraduate programme, or full-time exchange study programme for not more than one year at degree or above level; or is enrolled in a course on the register of non-local higher education or professional courses as set up under the Non-local Higher and Professional Education (Regulation) Ordinance (Cap. 493); b. the applicant is: i. from the age of 5 years and 8 months to 11 for primary education; or ii. below the age of 20 for secondary education; c. the applicant holds a school acceptance letter to confirm that he/she has been accepted for a course of study; and d. the applicant is able to meet the fees for the course, the living expenses for his/her maintenance and accommodation without working and without recourse to public funds. 3 This entry arrangement does not apply to:

14 a. Chinese residents of the Mainland and Taiwan; b. former Mainland Chinese residents settled in Macao who were not settled there by 14 January 1979; and c. nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Cambodia, Cuba, Laos, Korea (Democratic Peoples' Republic of ), Nepal and Vietnam. However, subject to meeting the conditions at sub-paragraphs 2(c) & (d) above, Chinese residents of the Mainland, Macao and Taiwan may apply for entry to take up: a. studies in full-time locally-accredited post-secondary programmes Note 1 ; b. full-time exchange study programmes for not more than one year at degree or above level; or 4 c. short-term studies, subject to the following conditions: i. the programme concerned is offered by Hong Kong higher education institutions with degree-awarding powers Note 2 (excluding their continuing and professional education arms); and ii. the cumulative duration of short-term studies taken up by any student should not exceed 180 days within any 12-month period. In addition: a. Chinese residents of Macao and Taiwan may apply to take up studies in part-time locally-accredited taught post-graduate programmes; b. Chinese residents of the Mainland may apply to take up studies in part-time locally-accredited taught post-graduate programmes offered by the University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded institutions; and c. Chinese residents of the Mainland may also apply to attend secondary school level short-term exchange programmes approved by the Education Bureau of not more than 2 weeks, if accompanied by Mainland teachers. Note 1: The agreement between the Mainland and Hong Kong on mutual recognition of degree awards in higher education is not applicable to

15 sub-degree qualifications (i.e. associate degree, professional diploma and advanced diploma programmes). Mainland students may come to attend sub-degree level study programmes in Hong Kong since there is no restriction in the Mainland prohibiting them to pursue further studies at educational institutions outside the Mainland on a personal basis. Note 2: They comprise the eight University Grants Committee-funded institutions, the Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Chu Hai College of Higher Education and Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. III. Application Procedures Application Forms Applicant should complete application form (ID 995A). The sponsor should complete application form (ID 995B). The application forms (ID 995A and ID 995B) can be obtained free of charge from the following offices: a. Immigration Department Headquarters. b. Immigration Branch Offices. 5 c. Overseas Chinese Diplomatic and Consular Missions. d. Immigration Division of the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing. e. Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong. The forms can also be downloaded from the Immigration Department's website at Sponsor in Hong Kong 6 To apply for entry for study, the applicant should nominate a local sponsor. A local sponsor can either be the educational institution granting the acceptance or an individual. If the local sponsor is an individual, he/she should be:

16 a. of the age of 18 or above; b. a bona fide Hong Kong resident; c. acquainted with the applicant; and d. financially capable to support the applicant and provide him/her with accommodation. 7 Besides, if the applicant is under the age of 18, one of the applicant's parents should authorise the sponsor or his/her relative/friend in Hong Kong to be the guardian of the applicant. A consent letter duly signed by both the guardian and one of the applicant's parents should be produced. Supporting Documents 8 Please refer to the checklist at Part VIII. Submission of Application All the forms must be duly completed and signed. Where there are accompanying dependants (please refer to information at Part VI below), each dependant must complete and sign Part B of application form ID 995A. For an applicant or a child dependant under the age of 16, it must be signed by the parent or legal guardian of the child. Completed application forms, i.e. ( ID 995A and ID 995B, and all supporting documents should be submitted in either one of the following ways: a. By post directly or through the local sponsor in the HKSAR to: o 9 Receipt and Despatch Unit Hong Kong Immigration Department 2/F, Immigration Tower 7 Gloucester Road Wan Chai, Hong Kong b. Applicants residing in overseas countries or territories may submit their application forms together with the relevant supporting documents and their travel documents in person to the nearest Chinese diplomatic and consular missions in their place of domicile. c. Holders of foreign passports who are living in the Mainland of China may submit the application forms together with all supporting documents to the Immigration Division of the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing (Beijing Office).

17 Applicants are required to produce their travel documents to the Immigration Division of the Beijing Office so that a visa/entry permit could be issued if the application is approved. The address of the Beijing Office is: o No. 71, Di'anmen Xidajie, Xicheng District Beijing People's Republic of China 10 Applications from the Chinese residents of the Mainland should be submitted to the Immigration Department through the educational institution (the sponsor) granting the acceptance. VI. Travel Documentation Requirement Visa/Entry permit label will be issued upon successful application. It should be collected by the sponsor from the Immigration Department for onward transmission to the successful applicant. For application submitted to the Chinese diplomatic and consular mission or the Immigration Division of the Beijing Office, visa/entry permit will be issued through the relevant Chinese diplomatic and consular mission or the Immigration Division of the Beijing Office as appropriate. The visa/entry permit label should be affixed onto a blank visa page of the applicant's travel document for presentation to the immigration officer upon arrival in the HKSAR. Successful applicant who is a Chinese resident of the Mainland should apply for an Exit-entry Permit for Travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao (EEP) and a relevant exit endorsement from the Public Security Bureau office where his/her household registration is kept. The entry permit label should be affixed onto a blank endorsement page of the applicant's EEP on which his/her relevant exit endorsement has been obtained. The applicant should present the EEP for immigration examination upon arrival in the HKSAR. V. Extension of Stay 14 Persons admitted for study may apply for extension of stay to study in the HKSAR within 4 weeks before their limit of stay expires. Such applications will be considered only when the applicants continue to meet the eligibility criteria for entry for study. Extension of stay, if approved, will normally be on a yearly basis or in accordance with the duration of their studies (whichever is shorter).

18 VI. Entry of Dependants Applicants admitted for study (in full-time undergraduate or postgraduate programmes in local degree-awarding institutions) may apply to bring in their spouse and unmarried dependent children under the age of 18 to the HKSAR under the prevailing dependant policy. Persons admitted or applying for admission for study will be the sponsors of their accompanying dependants to the HKSAR. An application for admission of a dependant may be favourably considered if: 15 a. there is reasonable proof of a genuine relationship between the dependant and the sponsor; b. there is no known record to the detriment of the dependant; and c. the sponsor is able to support the dependant's living at a standard well above the subsistence level and provide him/her with suitable accommodation in the HKSAR. This entry arrangement does not apply to: a. former Mainland Chinese residents residing in Macao who have acquired residence in Macao through channels other than the 16 One-way Permit Scheme; and b. nationals of Afghanistan and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of). 17 The length of stay of such dependants will be linked to that of their sponsors. Dependants are required to leave the HKSAR when the sponsors leave the HKSAR. Dependants whose sponsors have been admitted into the HKSAR for study are prohibited from taking up employment in the HKSAR unless they have obtained prior permission from the Director of Immigration under existing policy. VII. Other Information 18 In general, unless a person has the right of abode or right to land in the HKSAR, he/she requires a visa/entry permit to study in the HKSAR. While each application is determined on its individual merits, an applicant should meet normal immigration requirements (such as holding a valid travel document with adequate returnability to his/her country of

19 residence or citizenship; be of clear criminal record and raise no security or criminal concerns to the HKSAR; have no likelihood of becoming a burden on the HKSAR, etc.) as well as the relevant specific eligibility criteria detailed above before he/she may be considered for the grant of a visa/entry permit. It should be noted that the eligibility criteria may be subject to change from time to time. Conditions of Stay A successful applicant entering the HKSAR as a student shall be subject to the following conditions of stay that: a. he/she shall become a student only at a specified school, university or other educational institution and undertake such course of study as may be approved by the Director of 19 Immigration; and b. he/she shall not: i. take up any employment, whether paid or unpaid; or ii. establish or join in any business. The restriction in respect of internship and part-time employment for non-local students has been relaxed from the 2008/09 academic year onwards. Non-local students of full-time locally-accredited programmes at degree level or above whose study period is not less than one academic year may take up internship subject to the following conditions: a. the internships must be study/curriculum-related and be 20 arranged or endorsed by the institutions they are studying in Note 3 ; and b. the duration of the internship is up to one academic year, or one-third of the normal duration of the relevant full-time academic programme, whichever is the shorter Note 4. There is no restriction on the nature of work, level of salary, location, number of working hours and employers. Moreover, these students (excluding exchange students) may take up: a. part-time on-campus employment Note 5 for not more than hours per week Note 6 throughout the year; b. employment during the summer months from 1 June to 31 August (both dates inclusive) without any limit in relation to

20 work hours and location. Note 3: The study/curriculum-related internship must be endorsed by designated officers of the relevant institution, not by individual offices, schools, faculties or faculty members. Note 4: The internship cannot take place before a non-local student is officially registered with the institution and begins attending any scheduled classes of his/her registered programme in Hong Kong, or when the student concerned has fulfilled all the course/credit requirements for graduation (e.g. a student who has just finished his/her year of study). Note 5: The employment must take place within the campus of the institution (including only the campus of the institution which the non-local student is enrolling, and excluding the campus of any subsidiary and associated body of the relevant institution proper or its self-financing arms) where the non-local student is studying or, if the work location is outside campus of the institution, the employer is the institution itself. Note 6: Students are not allowed to roll-over unused hours from one week to another. 22 Eligible students will be notified of the relaxation individually by a "No Objection Letter" (NOL) upon approval of entry and extension of stay applications. The NOL will spell out the type(s) and conditions of employment which the student may take up. Termination of Study 23 If the educational institution or student for any reasons terminates the studies before the completion of such study course, the educational institution should notify the Director of Immigration of the date of termination of study in writing or provide the Director of Immigration with completed "Notification of Termination of Studies" (ID 977) within 7 days following the termination. Re-entry into Hong Kong 24 Non-permanent residents of the HKSAR, irrespective of their nationality

21 and type of travel document held, do not require a re-entry visa/entry permit to enter the HKSAR provided that they return within the validity of their permitted limit of stay and that the circumstances upon which they have acquired their residential status remain unchanged. Non-permanent residents, if returning after a long absence of, say, 12 months or more, may be required to approach the Immigration Department Headquarters to have their residential status verified. Payment of Fees If the application is submitted to the Hong Kong Immigration Department direct, payment of fees should be made upon collection of the visa/entry permit either in cash, by EPS or by cheque. The cheque should be crossed, made payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region", properly dated and signed. If the application is submitted to an overseas Chinese diplomatic and consular mission or the Immigration Division of the Beijing Office, the visa/entry permit fee should be paid direct to the Chinese diplomatic and consular mission or the Immigration Division of the Beijing Office as appropriate. Processing Time It will normally take six weeks to process a visa/entry permit application for study upon receipt of all the required documents. The Immigration Department would not be able to start processing the application unless all the required documents and information are received. Please refrain from making enquiries about the progress of the application unless it is absolutely necessary, as it may delay the processing of the application. All applications are processed and determined by the Immigration Department. Approval of applications is entirely discretionary and is subject to changes in government policies. The Director of Immigration reserves absolute discretion to refuse any application even if the application meets all eligibility criteria. Warning 29 It is an offence to make false statements or representations to an immigration officer. A person who knowingly and wilfully makes a statement or gives information which he/she knows to be false or does not believe to be true shall be guilty of an offence under the Laws of Hong Kong and any such visa/entry permit issued or permission to enter or remain in the HKSAR granted shall have no effect.

22 Disclaimer 30 The information in this guidebook serves as reference only. The Immigration Department of the HKSAR is not responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever arising out of or in connection with any information in this guidebook. The Immigration Department reserves the right to omit, suspend or edit all information in this guidebook at any time in its absolute discretion without giving any reason or prior notice. The Immigration Department further reserves the right to change the eligibility criteria and details of the arrangement set out above from time to time without notice. Enquiries 31 For more information about the entry arrangement for study, please contact the Immigration Department by enquiry hotline at (852) or by fax at (852) ; or visit the Immigration Department's homepage atwww.immd.gov.hk. VIII. Checklist of Forms and Documents to be Submitted A. Forms and Documents to be Submitted by the Applicants Forms/ Documents Required Application for Entry for Study in Hong Kong (ID 995A) The applicant's recent photograph (affixed on page 2 of the application form ID 995A ) Photocopy of the applicant's travel document containing personal particulars, date of issue, date of expiry and/or details of any reentry visa held (if applicable). For an applicant who is currently staying in the HKSAR, photocopy of his/her travel document page containing the latest arrival stamp/extension of stay label in the HKSAR. Chinese resident of the Mainland who has not been issued with a travel document may submit a photocopy of his/her People's Republic of China resident identity card. Photocopy of the applicant's Hong Kong identity card (if any) A letter of acceptance from the educational institution One of the applicant's parents should authorise the sponsor or his/her relative/friend in Hong Kong to be the guardian of the

23 Forms/ Documents Required applicant. A consent letter duly signed by both the guardian and one of the applicant's parents should be produced. [if the applicant is under the age of 18] Photocopy of proof of the applicant's accommodation arrangement [if the applicant is under the age of 18] Photocopy of proof of the applicant's financial support, e.g. bank statements, savings account passbooks, tax receipts and salary slips [if the sponsor is the educational institution] Photocopy of the applicant's Macao identity card [for Macao residents only] Photocopy of the applicant's household registration in Taiwan and Taiwan identity card [for Taiwan residents only] B. Forms and Documents to be Submitted by the Sponsors Forms/ Documents Required Application for Entry for Study (Sponsor) in Hong Kong (ID 995B) An undertaking that the sponsor is prepared to provide accommodation to the applicant during his/her period of study in Hong Kong [if the applicant is under the age of 18] Photocopy of the sponsor's Hong Kong identity card # Photocopy of the sponsor's travel document containing personal particulars, date of issue, date of expiry, and the latest arrival stamp/extension of stay label in the HKSAR [for non-permanent resident of the HKSAR only] # Photocopy of proof of the sponsor's financial standing, e.g. bank statements, savings account passbooks, tax receipts and salary slips; and an undertaking that the sponsor is prepared to provide financial support to the applicant during his/her period of study in Hong Kong # C. # Submission of the documents is not required if the sponsor is the educational institution granting the acceptance. D. Forms and Documents to be Submitted by each accompanying Dependant of an Applicant for entry for Study

24 Forms/ Documents Required The applicant's application form, Application for Entry for Study in Hong Kong (ID 995A) with Part B duly completed by the dependant The dependant's recent photograph (affixed on page 2 of the application form ID 995A) Photocopy of the dependant's travel document containing personal particulars, its date of issue, date of expiry and/or details of any reentry visa held (if applicable). For a dependant who is currently staying in the HKSAR, photocopy of his/her travel document page containing the latest arrival stamp/extension of stay label in the HKSAR. Chinese resident of the Mainland who has not been issued with a travel document may submit a photocopy of his/her People's Republic of China resident identity card. Photocopy of evidence of the applicant's relationship with the dependant, e.g. marriage certificates, birth certificates, family photographs, family letters (with envelopes), census record book and Privilege Card for Single Child (if applicable) Photocopy of the dependant's Macao identity card [for Macao residents only] Photocopy of the dependant's household registration in Taiwan and Taiwan identity card [for Taiwan residents only] Important Notice: 1. Notwithstanding that the documents and information required have been furnished, applicants, accompanying dependant(s) and sponsors may still be required to submit further supporting documents and information in connection with the application(s) when necessary. 2. Where a document is not in Chinese or English, it must be accompanied by a Chinese or English translation certified as a true translation by a sworn translator, court translator, authorised public translator, certified translator, expert translator or official translator.

25 HONG KONG : THE FACTS Coming to Hong Kong Hong Kong, with a population of about 7.15 million in mid-2012, is a small but dynamic city which has earned an international reputation as a leading commercial and financial centre as well as a highly efficient entrepot. Almost from the outset 150 years ago, Hong Kong enjoyed a prosperous entrepot trade, thanks mainly to its world-class harbour strategically located on the main Far Eastern trade routes. Subsequent historical and political events led to the development of the manufacturing industry. Hong Kong has also seen a rapid expansion of its services sector in the past two decades, contributing up to 93 per cent of Hong Kong s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in recent years. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People s Republic of China (PRC) was established on July 1, Under the principle of One Country, Two Systems, Hong Kong s previous capitalist system and way of life shall remain unchanged for 50 years and the HKSAR will be run by Hong Kong people and enjoys a high degree of autonomy. The Basic Law: The Basic Law is a constitutional document for the HKSAR. It enshrines within a legal document the basic policies of the PRC regarding Hong Kong and prescribes the various systems to be practised in the HKSAR. It prescribes the relationship between the Central Authorities and the HKSAR; the fundamental rights and duties of Hong Kong residents; the political structure of the HKSAR; the economic and social systems of the HKSAR; the conduct of external affairs by the HKSAR as well as the interpretation and amendment of the Basic Law. The Government: The Chief Executive (CE) is the head of the HKSAR. According to the Basic Law, the CE shall be selected by election or through consultations held in Hong Kong, and be appointed by the Central People s Government. At present, the Election Committee which is responsible for selecting the CE is composed of members. Most members of the Election Committee are returned by election. The Executive Council assists the CE in policy making. The CE shall consult the Executive Council before making important policy decisions, introducing bills to the Legislative Council (LegCo), making subordinate legislation, or dissolving the LegCo. The LegCo shall exercise the powers and functions, which include to enact, amend or repeal laws in accordance with the Basic Law and legal procedures; examine and approve budgets introduced by the government; approve taxation and public expenditure; and raise questions on the work of the government. At present, Legislative Council has 70 members: 35 from geographical constituencies, 35 returned by functional constituencies. At the district level, 18 District Councils offer advice on the matters affecting the well-being of the people in their districts and provide a forum for public consultation. Constitutional Development: The Basic Law prescribes the methods for electing the CE and for forming the LegCo. The Basic Law further prescribes the ultimate aim of selecting the CE by universal suffrage upon nomination by a broadly representative nominating committee in accordance with democratic procedures, and of electing all the members of the LegCo by universal suffrage in the light of the actual situation in the HKSAR and in accordance with the principle of gradual and orderly progress. According to Annexes I and II to the Basic Law, if there is a need to amend the methods for electing the CEs and for forming the LegCos for the terms subsequent to the year 2007, such amendments must be made with the endorsement of a two-thirds majority of all the members of the LegCo and the consent of the CE, and they shall be reported to the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress (NPCSC) for approval or for the record. The NPCSC made a decision on December 29, 2007 that the CE may be elected by universal suffrage in 2017, and following that, all the members of the LegCo may be elected by universal suffrage. The NPCSC also decided that appropriate amendments conforming to the principle of gradual and orderly progress may be made to the methods for electing the fourth-term CE and for forming the fifth-term LegCo in The motions put by the HKSAR Government concerning the amendments to the methods for the selection of the CE and for the formation of the LegCo in 2012 were passed by a two-thirds majority of all the Members of the LegCo on June 24 and 25, 2010 respectively. For the first time since the establishment of the HKSAR, LegCo had managed to go through the procedures stipulated in the Annexes to the Basic Law to amend the methods for selecting the CE and for forming LegCo. The number of members of the 2012 Election Committee of the CE has been increased from 800 to the current As regards the 2012 LegCo Election, the number of seats is increased from 60 to 70. Aside from increasing the number of geographical constituency seats by five, the five new functional constituency seats are nominated by elected District Council members. They are elected by all registered voters who are not registered to vote in functional constituencies, on a one-person-one-vote basis. Under this proposal, every voter has two votes in the 2012 LegCo Election, one for geographical constituency, and the other for functional constituency.

26 Laws and Justice: Laws in Hong Kong consist of the Basic Law, locally enacted ordinances, subsidiary legislation, the common law, rules of equity and customary law. A few national laws of the PRC listed in Annex III to the Basic Law are also applicable (covering subjects such as national flag and anthem, nationality law and diplomatic privileges and immunities). The courts of justice in the HKSAR comprise the Court of Final Appeal, the High Court (which includes the Court of Appeal and the Court of First Instance), the District Court (which includes the Family Court), the Lands Tribunal, the Magistrates Courts (which include the Juvenile Courts), the Labour Tribunal, the Small Claims Tribunal, the Obscene Articles Tribunal and the Coroner s Court. Public Finance: As at end-march 2013, the Government s fiscal reserves stood at $733.9 billion. Estimated government revenue for amounts to $435.1 billion. About 44 per cent of the revenue comes from direct taxes and 22 per cent from indirect taxes. Other sources of revenue include land premium, investment income and fees and charges. Estimated public expenditure for amounts to $467.1 billion, representing about 21.7 per cent of GDP. This includes government expenditure of $440 billion and expenditure by the Housing Authority and the Trading Funds of $27.1 billion. The major areas of public expenditure in the year are: education (16.5 per cent), social welfare (13.1 per cent) and health (11.5 per cent). Economy: The success of Hong Kong as a leading trade, finance and business centre stems from a policy of free enterprise and trade, industrious workforce, well-developed infrastructure and excellent telecommunications. Over the past 20 years, the Hong Kong s GDP has grown by an average annual rate of 3.7 per cent per annum in real terms. In 2012, GDP at current market prices amounted to $2,041.9 billion, while per capita GDP has reached $285,403. Trade: The value of total trade (including merchandise imports, domestic exports and re-exports) in 2012 was $7,346.5 billion, 3.4 per cent higher than that of The principal market for Hong Kong s total exports was the mainland of China which took 54.1 per cent of Hong Kong s total export value in 2012, followed by the United States of America (9.9 per cent), Japan (4.2 per cent), Taiwan (2.4 per cent) and Germany (2.3 per cent). The main suppliers of imports were the mainland of China (47.1 per cent), Japan (8.0 per cent), Singapore (6.3 per cent), Taiwan (6.3 per cent) and the United States of America (5.2 per cent). Housing: As at 31 March 2013, there were a total of 2.39 million households in Hong Kong, among which households or 2 million (around 30 per cent) of the Hong Kong population lived in public rental housing (PRH) of the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA), and about households or persons lived in PRH of the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS). Furthermore, about households or 1.16 million (roughly 16 per cent) of the Hong Kong population lived in subsidised sale flats of the HA and the HKHS. In other words, almost half of the households in Hong Kong are living in housing units with government subsidies. Of the remaining 1.3 million households who were living in private properties, were owner-occupants. So taken together, over half of Hong Kong s families are living in self-owned accommodation. Health: Hong Kong is, on the whole, a healthy place. The general health indices compare favourably with those in Western countries. The hospitals are among the finest and best equipped in the world. Comprehensive medical facilities and specialist services are available throughout Hong Kong. There is no National Health Service and medical advice and treatment have to be paid for. However, government medical services are available to all residents at a nominal charge. As at end-december 2012, the total number of hospital beds were #, distributed in 41 public and 11 private hospitals as well as 50 nursing homes and 21 Correctional Services Department hospitals. The bedpopulation ratio was 5.1 beds per thousand population. At the same time, there were registered doctors, registered Chinese medicine practitioners and listed Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong, equivalent to 1.8 registered doctors, 0.9 registered Chinese medicine practitioners and 0.4 listed Chinese medicine practitioners per thousand population respectively. Education: In the 2011/12 school year, there were 946 kindergartens, 568 primary schools and 524 secondary schools. Enrolment in kindergarten was , with another and in primary and secondary schools respectively. The enrolment of the University Grants Committee (UGC) funded programmes offered by the eight UGC-funded institutions in the 2011/12 academic year was students. The enrolment of locally-accredited self-financing post-secondary programmes (except the Vocational Training Council) at sub-degree or above level was students. For the Vocational Training Council, the enrolment of the preemployment programmes in the 2011/12 academic year was students. The Government has introduced a New Academic Structure (NAS) that covers three yeas of junior secondary education, three in senior secondary and four at university. The 3-year senior secondary education under the NAS was implemented in S4 in September 2009 and the 4-year university courses were implemented in September Social Welfare: The Social Welfare Department and non-governmental organisations (including 171 subvented welfare organisations) provide a full range of welfare services through about agreement service units. Services include social security, family and child welfare, medical social work, group and community work, services for young people, services for the elderly, rehabilitation services for the disabled, and services for offenders. The department operates a 24-hour hotline providing information on social welfare services. Social workers are also available round the clock to provide immediate telephone counselling, support and referral services. Transportation: Sea: In 2012, ocean-going ships and river-trade vessels arrived at the port of Hong Kong one of the busiest container ports in the world. During the year, about 11.8 million passengers came from the Mainland and Macao on board jetfoils and catamarans to disembark at the China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, the Hong Kong-Macao Ferry Terminal in Sheung Wan and the Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal (The Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal has ceased operation after the ferry operator terminated the tenancy agreement and returned the terminal to the Government in September 2012). About 13.9 million passengers made outbound ferry trips from the three terminals. Road: In 2012, there are kilometres of roads with a total number of licensed vehicles and government vehicles, a density of 313 vehicles per kilometre. Three cross-harbour tunnels link Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. As at end 2012, about franchised buses and more than 3.8 million daily passenger journeys were recorded during the year.