Breaking Borders: Top Official Hails ‘High Talents’ Policy Success, Calls for Global Talent Assessment Beyond Nationality

Release date: 2024-08-31 12:38

Hong Kong and Macau

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Secretary for Labor and Welfare Sun Yuk-han said that the results of the “highly talented people” policy implemented in the past two years are encouraging. He also pointed out that assessing the international nature of talents depends on vision and ability and should not be limited to nationality. The Third Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee approved supporting Hong Kong in building a high-end gathering place for international high-end talents. The Secretary for Labor and Welfare, Mrs Sun Yuk-han, said that Hong Kong is popular with international talents and can play a more active role in the future. He also pointed out that the results of the “Highly Talented” program launched the year before last were encouraging. Even though nearly 95% of the approved applicants were from the mainland, Recruiting talents is not based on nationality. Secretary for Labor and Welfare Sun Yu-han said: “International high-end talents do not necessarily refer to nationality, but their vision and ability. Even if a considerable number of them are mainlanders, depending on which university they graduated from, at most they are not from mainland universities, but at most from American universities. Graduation. Even if mainlanders graduate from top universities in the United States and have learned a lot of top knowledge and perspectives, are they considered high-end international talents?” He also said that the first batch of “highly talented” talents will be available by the end of the year or early next year. When applying for renewal, the authorities will strictly review and approve it. Sun Yuhan said: “It is impossible to get away with just setting up a shell company. This is impossible. If it happens, it may violate the law. Secondly, a job must be a job, and you don’t just have to pay it by yourself.” ” The government earlier estimated that the “high-skilled education program” would contribute 1.2% to Hong Kong’s economy, involving NT$34 billion. Sun Yuhan said that the Talent Office will search for talents in Europe and Southeast Asia in the future, and the first stop will be Malaysia.