Hong Kong rolling out fast-track immigration scheme in bid to attract more IT talent amid fierce competition
Companies at the Science Park and Cyberport will be able to hire overseas workers with employment visa process slimmed down
Companies at two major Hong Kong technology parks will be able to hire IT experts from outside the city and have them working within four weeks under a new fast-track immigration initiative.
More than 700 firms at Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks in Sha Tin and Cyberport in Pok Fu Lam will benefit from the three-year pilot Technology Talent Admission Scheme, which starts next month. In the first year, a maximum of 1,000 people will be admitted to the city.
The new hires must be engaged in seven areas: biotechnology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, data analytics, financial technologies and material science.
Secretary for Innovation and Technology Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung said he hoped the streamlined admission procedure would help the industry secure talents amid intense global competition.
