On November 4, 2023, "Innovating Hong Kong-International Talent Carnival 2023" grandly opened at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong.

This two-day carnival combines recruitment and forums, aiming to attract global talents to Hong Kong and provide Hong Kong with a richer human resource reserve.

Sun Yuk-han, Secretary for Labor and Welfare of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, attended the meeting and delivered an important speech on various talent import plans in Hong Kong.

Latest data on Hong Kong’s “Gao Caitong”

Sun Yuk-han, Secretary for Labor and Welfare of the Hong Kong SAR Government, said at the opening ceremony that between January and October 31 this year, Hong Kong received a total of approximately 185,000 applications for various talent import programs, and approximately 115,000 applications were successfully approved.

Among them, the High-end Talent Pass Program received approximately 55,000 applications and approved approximately 43,000 applications.

It is worth noting that the Hong Kong Talent Service Office was officially established on October 30 to provide online and offline services for talents to better meet the needs of talents.

Sun Yuhan emphasized that Hong Kong will continue to increase its efforts to attract talents in the future, including introducing mid-range talents to promote Hong Kong's overall development, and optimizing labor introduction plans.

This move shows that the Hong Kong SAR government is actively committed to expanding the talent resource pool and has made a firm commitment to Hong Kong's future prosperity. It also provides opportunities for more talents to come to Hong Kong for development.

Expanding the list of universities eligible for the “High Talent Access” program

According to Hong Kong’s 2023 Policy Address, starting from November, the authorities will expand the list of eligible universities for the High-end Talent Pass Program from the original 176 to 184 institutions.

These 8 newly added institutions include 3 mainland universities, which are among the top ten mainland universities in the "Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities" in the past five years, specifically Wuhan University, Xi'an Jiaotong University and Harbin Institute of Technology .

Among the other 5 overseas institutions, 4 are located in Switzerland, namely Ecole Hotel de Lausanne, Swiss University of Hotel Management, Les Roches International School of Hotel Management, and Glion Institute of Higher Education. The fifth one is located in the Netherlands and is the University of Hotel Management in The Hague.

Expanding the range of optional institutions for the High-end Talent Pass Program will help attract more high-end talents to Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong SAR government has actively taken measures to attract more outstanding talents and promote Hong Kong's social and economic development.

The government has provided abundant tax and financial incentive policies to attract these talents, allowing them to enjoy a higher quality of life in Hong Kong while managing their finances more effectively.

In addition, the Hong Kong SAR government also attaches great importance to meeting the comprehensive needs of talents and their families, and provides a variety of benefits and convenient services to meet their diverse actual needs.

More and more outstanding and far-sighted talents are turning their attention to the Hong Kong High-end Talent Pass Program, whether for the development of their own careers, enjoying a higher quality of life, or to satisfy their children’s education and lay a solid foundation for their children’s better future.

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