The Home Affairs Bureau has partnered with Cyberport to launch the Youth Start-up Internship Programme to provide young people with internship opportunities at Cyberport's affiliated startups.

Run on a pilot basis, the scheme targets to offer no fewer than 100 internship placements, including 30 placements during the initial phase across disciplines such as data analysis, programming, corporate governance, marketing, design and digital marketing.

Interns should be local post-secondary students holding a valid Hong Kong permanent identity card. Participating companies may engage interns on a full-time, part-time or mixed basis.

The internship period lasts for three months with a salary subsidy to be provided by the Government.

Apart from internship placements, Cyberport will also arrange training and entrepreneurship activities for the interns. The pilot programme is expected to conclude by March 2022.

Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui said the scheme will enable youngsters to gain first-hand knowledge about the ecosystem of startups in Hong Kong and assist them to consider whether to pursue entrepreneurship in the future.

“In addition, the scheme aims to help corporates nurture talents and drive the development of the local innovation and technology industry as well as related industries," he said.

Participating companies will be responsible for the assessment and selection of applicants as well as the implementation of the internship arrangements.

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