A Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE) delegation showcased the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's status as a global hub for high-caliber talent during a ten-day visit to New Zealand and Australia.

Director of HKTE Felix Chan Hoi-king led the delegation to the two Asia-Pacific countries from July 29 to Aug 7 to attract talent and convince them to pursue careers in Hong Kong, focusing on biotechnology and professional services sectors.

Chan said the HKTE will also help them settle in the city, and support Hong Kong's further development as an international talent hub.

During the trip, the delegation met with representatives from five top 100 universities, including the University of Auckland in New Zealand, Monash University and the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, as well as the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia.

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The delegation organised five promotional events and participated in career fairs hosted by three of these universities to introduce various talent admission programs, development opportunities and prospects in Hong Kong to students and alumni of the universities.

HKTE also co-organized two start-up roundtable sessions with Invest Hong Kong in Melbourne and Sydney to present to local start-up representatives the entrepreneurship development and financing opportunities in Hong Kong and other cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and a talent engagement event with the Hong Kong New Zealand Business Association in Auckland.

In addition, HKTE invited a representative from the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp to join the delegation to outline industry development and opportunities in Hong Kong. An Australian accountant who is also an innovation and technology entrepreneur and a New Zealand talent living in Hong Kong also shareed their experiences in starting a business, working and settling down in the city.