There is a shortage of manpower information in various industries. Legislative Council Liberal Party member Shaw Ka-fai and Democratic League member Ng Wing-ka respectively sent written questions to inquire about how the government can solve the manpower shortage problem and how to encourage local talents to stay in Hong Kong for development.
The Secretary for Labor and Welfare, Sun Yuhan, replied that the government has launched a series of measures to attract talents, and will formulate labor import policies that meet the needs according to the situation.
Regarding local talents, he said that as long as Hong Kong itself is attractive and local talents, especially young people, see hope, talents will naturally stay.
The government competes for talents and corporate press conferences.
(File photo/Photo by Xia Jialang)
Review the situation of various industries from time to time and propose solutions
Responding to the shortage of manpower in many industries, Sun Yuhan pointed out that the policy bureaus are listening to the opinions of different industries and proposing solutions in response to the situation of the industry. The caregiver special project is expected to be launched in the second season.
The Construction Industry Council released the "Construction Industry Manpower Forecast Report" last week, and the Development Bureau is expected to come up with a comprehensive strategy to deal with manpower demand in the middle of this year.
The target of reviewing the list of imported talents will be completed by the end of March
Regarding the recruitment of foreign talents, Sun Yuhan said that the government has introduced a series of measures, including relaxing the "general employment policy" and the "importation of mainland talents". Employers do not need to prove that local recruitment is difficult, and can apply directly.
The government has started a new round of review of the "Talent List", with the goal of completing it by the end of March.
There are opinions that the government should consider importing foreign labor. Sun Yuhan said that due to the industry structure and other circumstances, a labor import policy that meets the needs will be formulated.
Sun Yuhan believes that talents follow opportunities. As long as Hong Kong itself is attractive and local talents, especially young people, see hope, talents will naturally stay.
(Reuters)
Let young people see hope and stay with Hong Kong's attractiveness
As for encouraging local talents to stay in Hong Kong for development, Sun Yuhan replied that the government currently has no plan to formulate provisions to ensure that those who benefit from public funding can stay in Hong Kong for development.
He also said that talents follow opportunities. As long as Hong Kong itself is attractive and local talents, especially young people, see hope, talents will naturally stay.
In addition, he mentioned the employee home ownership loan scheme proposed by the Hospital Authority at the end of last year, saying that by the end of January this year, a total of 400 applications and 800 responses had been received.
In September 2019, the General Assembly of the Hospital Authority approved the post-retirement extension policy. As of December 2022, a total of 103 doctors, 263 nurses, 57 allied health personnel, and 2,868 support and other grade staff will continue to serve after retirement. appoint.
Among the employees retiring from this year to 2027, at least more than 1,500 doctors, nurses and allied health personnel expressed interest or agreed to continue their employment after retirement.
5,799 high-end talent passes approved 85 people with an annual salary of more than 10 million and 10 people over the age of 61 The Trade Union calls for cross-departmental planning of human resources Set up an international headquarters to compete for talents｜Yan Wenyu advocates housing allowances to reduce living costs Huang Jinhui: Blue-collar workers also have high demand