Members of ethnic minorities (EM) who are lawfully employable in Hong Kong are welcome to join RDEP.

Interested EM job seekers can enrol through the webpage, the Service Providers, RDEP Office, or Job Centres and Industry-based Recruitment Centres of the Labour Department.

No. Each participant can only receive services rendered by one Service Provider in one service region at a time.

Yes. Participants of RDEP who want to change their Service Provider or service region may make a request to their serving Case Manager.

One of the objectives of RDEP is to provide one-stop employment support services for EM job seekers through a case management approach so as to enhance their employability and support their career development.

The registered social workers assigned by the Service Providers who act as EM participants' Case Managers will provide the participants with customised employment services comprising employment needs assessment, career guidance, pre-employment counselling, employment assistance, job matching, interview preparation, case review and other related support services.

After successful placement of the EM participants, the Case Managers will continue to provide follow-up services for the participants and their employers, including assisting the employees to adapt to the new working environment and fostering both parties' understanding of each other's work expectations and practices.

Yes.

All EM job seekers joining the RDEP will become registered job seekers of the Labour Department upon successful registration. Free employment services including job referral service, online job interview, employment advisory service, job fair, telephone job referral service and other online services available at our Interactive Employment Service (iES) website for registered members.

One of the objectives of RDEP is to promote awareness of multi-cultures, employability of EMs and the development of inclusive workplaces. The Service Providers will provide employers in need with information on EM cultures, skills in communicating with them and other support. Interested employers can approach the Service Providers.

No. RDEP is free of charge.

The EM job seekers/participants shall provide true and accurate information. Provision of false or erroneous information for receiving services or intending to assist the Service Providers to obtain service fees under RDEP, they will be liable to an offence. The Labour Department may refer the cases to other divisions of this Department and/or other government departments/statutory bodies for follow-up.