Can I apply for a work endorsement in Hong Kong with a criminal record? I have a criminal record of 8 months, and my friend is currently working in Hong Kong. He wants to introduce my previous work.

You can't apply for a Hong Kong work endorsement if you have a criminal record.

According to the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Exit and Entry Administration, China citizens are not allowed to leave the country under any of the following circumstances:

1. Defendants in criminal cases and persons who are not allowed to leave the country as notified by public security organs, people's procuratorates and people's courts;

2. If it is impossible to leave the country because the civil case is not settled, the people's court shall notify it;

3. People who are serving sentences;

4. The people's court is trying a civil case or a criminal case, and the final judgment has not been made because the contents involved are being tried or reviewed.

Therefore, if you have a criminal record, you can't apply for a Hong Kong work endorsement.