Policy Address

Employment of Ethnic Minorities

277. We will continue to implement the government department internship programme for EM post-secondary students and will provide basic workplace Chinese training. Government departments may design their own job-oriented language tests to provide an additional channel for applicants to meet language-proficiency appointments. We will also disseminate government recruitment information to EMs on an ongoing basis, to attract talents from different backgrounds to join the civil service.

Provide Support for Non-Chinese Speaking Students

278. The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Chinese Proficiency Test learning materials, tailored for non-Chinese speaking students, will be extended from the upper primary level to the junior secondary level in the 2026/27 school year. We will also continue to provide after-school Chinese language courses and organise cross-school, teacher-learning communities.