The Macau government has reminded the public that it is accepting applications from eligible young local people for its subsidy programme aiming to encourage them to pursue their career development in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
The subsidy’s application period started early last month when the Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) announced the programme’s details, which came after Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai announced his 2025 Policy Address, which he delivered to the legislature in April, according to which the government will launch a 5,000-pataca monthly subsidy for young local people up to the age of 35 who work in the GBA’s mainland cities, for which the beneficiaries must have graduated from tertiary education institutions in Macau or elsewhere in order to receive the subsidy lasting up to 18 months.
The bureau issued a statement on Monday reminding the public that it is accepting applications for the subsidy. The statement also listed details of the programme.
The application period, which started on October 1, is running until September 30 next year.
According to the statement, Macau residents aged 35 or below holding an associate degree or above who have been hired by employers in one of the nine mainland cities in the GBA are eligible to apply for the subsidy.
The beneficiaries must work at least 30 hours per week, the statement said.
The degree can be awarded by tertiary education institutions in any place.
Only those who have been hired by the companies or organisations which have joined the programme are eligible to apply for the subsidy.
Details in Chinese about the programme can be checked on: https://portal.dsedj.gov.mo/webdsejspace/page/pfcp/index.jsp.
This poster downloaded from the Education and Youth Development Bureau’s (DSEDJ) website yesterday promotes the 5,000-pataca monthly subsidy for young locals to work in the GBA mainland cities. The bureau implements the subsidy programme in collaboration with the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL).
