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Recommendation 3
3
Rejected
Paragraph: 58
Remove or raise Youth Mobility Scheme cap and assure bilateral agreement effectiveness for Hong Kongers
Recommendation
We also agree with witnesses that the current provisions of the Youth Mobility Scheme—places on which are allotted through a lottery—are inadequate to support the size and needs of this cohort. The Government must provide assurances about the continuing feasibility and effectiveness of the bilateral agreement with the Hong Kong government which underpins the Youth Mobility Scheme and should take steps to remove or raise the cap on places on the scheme given the current circumstances.
Government Response Summary
The government rejects increasing the quota for Hong Kong nationals on the Youth Mobility Scheme, citing that each agreement is subject to a reciprocal quota based on UK nationals' usage.
Paragraph Reference:
58
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
5. Each YMS agreement is subject to a reciprocal quota which is based on the route’s usage per year by UK nationals. In return, qualifying UK nationals enjoy similar access to those partner countries. On this basis, we will not increase the quota for Hong Kong nationals outside of the normal allocation process which is based on outward mobility.