Flow of Talents

33.   To sustain Hong Kong’s economic development, one of our fundamental policies has been to attract talent from around the world. Over the past three years, more than 11 000 talented people from the Mainland have come to work in Hong Kong under the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals. In June this year, we also introduced the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme to allow talented people meeting certain criteria to settle in Hong Kong without having to secure an offer of local employment beforehand. Since its inception, we have received hundreds of applications. A deep pool of talent will boost our economic development and create more jobs. To attract talent from around the world, including the Mainland, to participate in Hong Kong’s development, we must adopt a more open-minded and proactive approach. The Government will continue to review the situation and fine-tune policy to expand the pool of human capital so essential to Hong Kong’s sustainable development.