Chief Executive Li Jiachao, who is visiting Guangzhou, publicly responded for the first time to the incident that He Jiankui, a prisoner sentenced in the Mainland, was approved by the "High-end Talent Pass Scheme" to apply for Hong Kong. After the launch of "Caitong", it was found that there was a need for optimization, and the relevant departments immediately optimized the program to meet the requirements.
He Jiankui, a former associate professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology who was involved in moral turmoil due to "gene-edited babies" and was convicted of "illegal medical practice" and sentenced to three years in prison, was approved to come to Hong Kong by the "High-end Talent Pass Scheme". The Director of Immigration declared the visa invalid.
As for whether the immigration department "missed the recruitment" during the approval process?
Li Jiachao responded that to ensure that talents coming to Hong Kong are in line with the overall interests of Hong Kong, especially the needs of public security and safety, the Director of Immigration has issued a statement on individual cases, saying that he will investigate some possible illegal acts.
Li Jiachao pointed out that any new measures should sum up experience and optimize at any time (data picture)
He said that the flow of talents is not only for mainland talents, but also hopes to attract more international talents to Hong Kong, or to enter the Greater Bay Area after arriving in Hong Kong, and will study active and effective solutions.
Regarding the endorsement policy for talents from mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area to travel to Hong Kong and Macao implemented on Monday, Li Jiachao said that it is very useful for key developments such as scientific research, medical care, high-end industries, and finance. When talents come to Hong Kong, there will be legal requirements for approval to work in Hong Kong , he agreed that any procedure should not only achieve the approval result, but also optimize the procedure to make the approval process smoother.
▼He Jiankui announced gene-edited twin babies in 2018▼
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Last year, the government launched the "Highly Talented Talents" program to attract talents, which listed three types of application qualifications:
1. The applicant has an annual income of HK$2.5 million or above in the previous year;
2. Those who have obtained a bachelor's degree from a top 100 global university and have accumulated at least 3 years of work experience in the 5 years immediately before the application
;
3. Those who have received a bachelor's degree from a top 100 global university within 5 years before applying, but have less than 3 years of work experience.
(with quota)
At the same time, the applicant must not have any known "serious criminal record", otherwise the application will not be approved.
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