Hong Kong shoots up global talent ranking to No 4: John Lee
‘Indeed, our ranking rose 12 places over the past two years, a clear testament to the government’s enhanced efforts,’ Lee says at the Post’s Hong Kong-Asean Summit
Hong Kong has climbed five places to secure its highest-ever global ranking of fourth spot for talent, the city’s leader revealed at a summit organised by the Post, as he called for the further bolstering of ties with “like-minded” partners such as Asean amid rising unilateralism.
In a report released by the International Institute for Management Development on Tuesday, Hong Kong also came first in Asia, buoyed by improvements across the ranking’s three talent competitiveness factors. Switzerland topped the chart, followed by Luxembourg and Iceland.
Hong Kong’s ranking rose by eight places to 20th in “appeal”, and by one spot for both “readiness” and “investment and development”, moving the city to third and 12th, respectively.
Among the indicators, Hong Kong took the top spot for graduates in the sciences. It was also ranked third in the availability of financial skills and fifth in both remuneration of management and effectiveness of management education.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu revealed the latest ranking at the Post’s Hong Kong-Asean Summit on Tuesday.
The city fell from 11th in 2021 to 16th in 2023, before climbing to ninth last year.