Chairman of the Liberal Party and Member of the Wholesale and Retail Industry Mr. Shau Ka-fai raised an oral question at the Legislative Council meeting today (6th), pointing out that many industry operators have reported that there has been a shortage of labor in Hong Kong, and they have been facing recruitment difficulties for a long time. They are concerned about whether the government will expand the import of foreign labor. labor.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Sun Yuk-han, responded that the government has been striving to train local talents, improve the employability and competitiveness of employees, and under the premise of ensuring the priority employment of local workers, imported workers will alleviate the manpower shortage in certain industries or types of work, and will continue to Pay close attention to the supply and demand of manpower in different industries.
He said that foreign workers will only be imported in industries that are extremely short of manpower and cannot recruit enough local manpower.
Sun Yuhan said that the government has different plans for employers to apply for imported labor to fill the skills lacking in the local labor market according to their actual business needs.
He pointed out that with the aging population and declining birth rate in Hong Kong, the labor force is expected to decrease. The government will optimize policy measures. The government will continue to promote training and retraining, and optimize child care services, etc., to release potential local labor force and increase continuous education. The upper limit of the fund is HK$25,000 per person, and the age limit will be lifted to enhance the skills of citizens and improve the employability of local employees.
Shao Jiahui added that the answer to the question was shorter than other directors who also responded to the oral question, with only more than 500 words. He questioned whether there was "no law" on imported laborers, and also questioned the optimization of child care services and the release of local labor. Effectiveness of the female workforce.
Sun Yuhan said that in order to release the female labor force, support measures in family and child care must be strengthened, and the potential labor force in Hong Kong also includes the elderly and young people.
AFL Legislative Council member Zhou Xiaosong urged the government to strengthen the supervision of talent programs and ensure local priority employment; Leung Tsz-ying of the Federation of Trade Unions suggested setting up an inter-departmental team to formulate human resources policies to solve problems at an early stage.
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