Find your community in Berlin

Free advice, associations, events, language courses, children and doctors for Hong Kongers in Berlin.

The residents' register of 30 June 2026 lists 429 people with a Hong Kong passport in Berlin (Table 10, nationality "Hongkong – eigener Pass"): 267 women, 18 under 15, 345 aged 15 to 45, 47 aged 45 to 65 and 19 aged 65 or older. People with an HKSAR or BN(O) passport are counted here; the Hong Kong community is small, so expect small networks, not big clubs. Table 9 (migration background) does not list Hong Kong separately, so we give no figure for it, and the report has no breakdown by district (Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg, Statistischer Bericht A I 5 hj 1/26). Links checked 5 November 2026.

Free advice

• Willkommenszentrum Berlin, Potsdamer Straße 61, 10785 Berlin: free counselling on residence law, recognition of qualifications, training, job search, starting a business and labour law. Phone appointments (030) 9017-23172, [email protected]. Its listing names personal consultation in Ukrainian and Russian and does not name Chinese: ask for English when booking.
• BEMA (Berliner Beratungszentrum für Migration und Gute Arbeit), Lorenzweg 5, Aufgang A, 1st floor, 12099 Berlin-Tempelhof: free, confidential advice on employment contracts, minimum wage, pay disputes and labour rights (EURES). Languages listed: Arabic, Bulgarian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian. We found no Chinese counselling at either centre; English works.
• Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Berlin (HKETO, the Hong Kong government's office for Germany and seven other countries): informs people about studying, working or setting up a business in Hong Kong and organises receptions and film events. We could not confirm any service for Hong Kong residents in Berlin, and it gives no advice on German law. See After arrival in Berlin for your first steps.

Meeting people: associations, culture, faith

• Chinese Christian Congregation (Chinesische Christliche Gemeinde Berlin e.V.), Nassauische Straße 66, 10717 Berlin-Wilmersdorf: listed by the Protestant church of Berlin-Brandenburg among its congregations for Asian communities (EKBO). Website cccberlin.org is in Simplified Chinese, contact [email protected]. Not verified: language of the services (Cantonese, Mandarin or other) and service times; ask before you go.
• We found no verified Cantonese or Hong Kong association in Berlin. You can search Meetup and Facebook for "Hong Kong Berlin" or "Cantonese Berlin"; check who runs a group before you join.

Festivals and events

• Hong Kong film in Berlin. "Making Waves" (Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, supported by HKETO Berlin) ran on 10 to 12 October 2025 (Hong Kong government press release). In September 2024 the NewGen Film Festival showed Hong Kong films at the Alhambra Kino (cinematic-berlin.com). No 2026 or 2027 edition is announced; date not yet published.
• Karneval der Kulturen: expected 14 to 17 May 2027 in Kreuzberg, free; official dates not yet published.

Sport and leisure, students and professionals

We found no verified Hong Kong sport or student group. Students: your university's international office is the first stop, see Study in Germany. Professionals: see Blue Card and skilled worker.

News and media

Job search

Search jobs at Bundesagentur für Arbeit. Read Skilled worker, Opportunity Card, Working Holiday, Ausbildung and Recognition first.

German, tandems, volunteering

• Berliner Volkshochschulen: 12 public adult education centres with German and integration courses, some courses free, reductions available. See Learn German.
• Landesfreiwilligenagentur Berlin: runs the Berliner Freiwilligenbörse, an annual fair with over 100 stands of volunteering offers.

Children: heritage language and schools

Berlin's free first-language lessons (Erstsprachenunterricht, about 2 hours a week, groups from 12 children, register through the school with the form "Interessenbekundung") name Arabic, Kurdish, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and Vietnamese as examples. Chinese, Cantonese or Mandarin are not mentioned on the Senate page; Chinese is taught as a foreign language at individual schools (Senatsverwaltung für Bildung). We verified no Cantonese Saturday school. Integrationslots:innen can help with school questions (berlin.de).

Doctors who speak your language

KV Berlin Arztsuche: practice entries can show the languages spoken; filter for English or Chinese. Urgent appointments: 116117. See Social security and health.