Hong Kong is set to host its first Global Talent Summit next month, with industry leaders from home and abroad promoting talent exchange and showcasing the city’s advantages as the nation’s international gateway.
The Director of Hong Kong Talent Engage Anthony Lau, in a statement on Thursday announcing the event, said “the summit will bring together international and mainland leaders from political, academic, business and other sectors to exchange trends and experiences in talent development, with a view to promoting Hong Kong’s dual role and advantages as an international talent hub and our country’s gateway for talent”.
The summit, to be held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, will be divided into three parts, namely the International Talent Forum on May 7, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) High-quality Talent Development Conference on May 8 and the CareerConnect Expo to be held on both days concurrently.
The summit was proposed by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu in the 2023 Policy Address in a bid to promote regional exchanges and cooperation in talent attraction.
The summit will bring together representatives from the Chinese mainland and overseas governments, scholars, business leaders and executives of various trades and human resources agencies, aiming to showcase Hong Kong’s distinct advantages of enjoying the strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world under the “one country, two systems” principle, as well as being an international talent hub.
The summit will also promote talent exchanges and cooperation in the international arena and the GBA to forge ahead with the high-quality development of Hong Kong and the GBA, and build a superb talent hub in the region together, the statement said.
The summit is now open for preregistration for talent already in the city and members of the public via the summit’s website: https://events.hkengage.gov.hk/. The forum and the conference will be webcast live to domestic and foreign talent, and to the public.
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