香港学生到内地实习

Wing Tan studies Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University. She spent a month at the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources in Ning Xia in Northwest of China. She says she was fortunate to have the opportunity.

"I've traveled to some regions but I've never been to Ning Xia before. I found the climate is really nice, the culture and history are also very impressive. The working condition is hard there, but staffers really have the passion for what they do and they enjoy it. It is inspirational for my future work and life."

According to Gillian Wong, a junior at Hong Kong University, her internship not only helps her to learn the mainland better, but also has changed her parents' opinion.

"Before I went to Ning Xia for the internship, my parents were not very supportive, they thought it was a backward place. But in fact, there are skyscrapers, shopping malls in the downtown, there are many restaurants and transport is convenient. I show the pictures to my parents, and now they know it is a beautiful and nice place."

Guangzhou Liby Enterprise, one of China's largest laundry detergent manufactures, received a dozen interns from Hong Kong over the summer. Xu Ning, who is in charge of communications, says they will continue to recruit Hong Kong interns next year.

"The students from Hong Kong have good attitudes, they are curious to learn, and they are polite. Their English level and creativity is relatively better than that of their mainland peers. They also have broader perspectives. So we all think highly of them. "

James Tsui, Chairman of Hong Kong Youth Exchange Promotion United Association, is the organizer of the internship program.

"The program covers provinces and cities across the country, with some not even heard of by the students when they signed up. It is better for them to have a month long internship rather than a five or six day exchange program, because they could learn more about the company and how it operates. It's helpful if they want to work in the mainland after they graduate."

Statistics show that one-third of young people in Hong Kong are willing to work in other parts of China.

At the same time, besides youth organizations, the Hong Kong government also sponsors some internships as well as exchange programs every year to enable the youth to have a deeper understanding of the country.