HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the city of Shanghai on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen talent exchanges and cooperation between the two places.
The MOU signed by the Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE) and the Shanghai Municipal Talent Work Bureau aims to strengthen cooperation in global talent attraction, services, employment and development, with a view to developing the two cities into talent hubs, according to a government notification.
At the Sixth Plenary Session of the Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Conference in Hong Kong in April, the two places agreed to establish a comprehensive partnership as well as a regular dialogue mechanism to promote collaboration on nurturing talent and talent services, said Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han.
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From May 6, the Chinese mainland authorities extended the period of stay for holders of an exit endorsement for business visit travelling to Hong Kong from seven days to 14 days and expanded the application of the exit endorsement for talent to Beijing and Shanghai, he added.
Zhang Wei, member of the Standing Committee and Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; Dr Wang Weiming, director-general of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR; and the labor secretary witnessed the signing of the MOU in Hong Kong.
“Together with the MOU signed today, such measures will further deepen talent exchanges between Hong Kong and Shanghai and promote the 'southbound and northbound' two-way flow of talent, which will facilitate talent in both places to pursue career, business and investment opportunities."
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At an exchange session Saturday, both sides updated each other on the policy initiatives of attracting and supporting talent and exchanged views on areas for strengthened cooperation as well as collaboration with enterprises in Hong Kong and Shanghai to promote talent exchanges.
The HKSAR government established the HKTE on Oct 30, 2023 as a one-stop platform of talent engagement, admission facilitation, and support services for your move to Hong Kong.
