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Hong Kong on course to meet talent recruitment target of 35,000 high-fliers, chief secretary says
- Chief Secretary Eric Chan announces more than 33,000 applications made through variety of talent recruitment schemes by middle of April
- Chan discusses recruitment from mainland China and worldwide on three-day official trip to Beijing as Top Talent Pass Scheme attracts 15,000 people
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Hong Kong can hit its target of recruiting 35,000 talented individuals this year, the city’s No 2 official has predicted.
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Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki revealed during an official visit to Beijing on Friday that more than 33,000 applications through different visa programmes had been approved as of the middle of this month.
“We have set a target of enticing 35,000 talented people to Hong Kong every year, and we are very confident that we can reach the target,” he said.
Chan highlighted the “very attractive” new Top Talent Pass Scheme and said it had lured at least 15,000 people to the city since its launch late last year.
He added that only applicants who had arrived in Hong Kong would be included as part of the total.
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