[Ming Pao News]The Hong Kong Talent Services Office, established by the government at the end of last year, will host the first “Hong Kong Global Talent Summit” next month to promote Hong Kong’s dual role and advantages as an international talent hub and national talent gateway, as well as provide employment and housing. and education information, covering three key activities: “International Talent Forum”, “The Second Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Talent High-Quality Development Conference” and “Opportunity Talent Expo”. Liu Zhenhan, director of the Talent Office, said that the event invited about 20 heavyweight guests from the political, business and academic circles from all over the world, local and the Greater Bay Area to share their views on the international job market and talent flow trends, as well as opportunities for talent exchange and cooperation in the Greater Bay Area. The event is all-expenses-paid. Free, citizens are welcome to participate.
The summit will be held on the 7th and 8th of next month. The International Talent Forum and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Talent High-Quality Development Conference will be held on the first day and the next day respectively, and will be broadcast live online simultaneously. The former invited MTR Chief Executive Jin Zepui, Cambridge University Vice-President (Strategy and Planning) David Cardwell, LinkedIn Asia Pacific Managing Director Hong Yonghua, etc.; the latter was first held in Guangzhou last year, and this time it landed in Hong Kong and was organized by the Labor and Welfare Bureau , the Macao Talent Development Commission, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Government.
Human resources agency recruitment platform introduces different majors
The Opportunity Talent Expo will be held on these two consecutive days, and is expected to be attended by nearly a hundred public and private organizations, including LinkedIn, the Airport Authority, the Hospital Authority, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong, as well as many local banks and real estate developers. There are also human resources agencies and recruitment platforms on site to introduce different majors, including financial services, innovative technology and other local positions; some agencies will provide consulting services and settlement and employment programs or discounts for talents and their families to help them immigrate to Hong Kong and adapt to stay in Hong Kong. develop.
Liu Zhenhan said that he noticed that the talents arriving in Hong Kong are mainly engaged in finance, technology and business, while those with families are more concerned about education, employment opportunities and housing needs. The Talent Office has different partners to help solve different needs.
The Talent Office will set up an exhibition area at the expo to introduce Hong Kong’s advantages and opportunities, various talent entry programs and the Talent Office’s support services, and have incoming talents share their settling-in experience. Guangdong Province and the Macao SAR also set up exhibition areas to introduce the latest manpower trends and opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.
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Cambodian talent Robert Lay was one of the sharing guests. He said that he had been engaged in banking and finance in New Zealand for about 17 years. In the middle of last year, he moved to Hong Kong with his wife and children through the “High Talent Pass” program. He currently works in a real estate service and complaint service management company. The company serves as a senior director, responsible for the company’s Greater China business.
He joked that he had always wanted to return to Asia and had visited Singapore and Hong Kong many times. Taking into account factors such as Hong Kong’s more flexible education system, convenient business environment, and fast pace of life, he finally chose to move his family to Hong Kong. He mentioned that after coming to Hong Kong, he needed to build a network from scratch. Fortunately, Hong Kong people are keen on exploring opportunities and have met more than a thousand people so far.
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