Many top university graduates in Singapore, Malaysia eyeing career path in Hong Kong, finance chief Paul Chan says after Southeast Asia visit
- Financial secretary reveals observation in blog post, notes most are interested in regional cooperation for a stab at growing economic pie
- He says students interested in city’s recently launched talent scheme
Hong Kong’s finance minister has said many university students he met during a recent visit to Singapore and Malaysia have shown interest in coming to the city to develop their careers.
Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday also hailed Hong Kong as “the best platform” for various countries in the region to build closer cooperation, which could in turn grow the economic pie.
Chan was in Malaysia and Singapore for a five-day visit last week to forge closer finance and commercial ties between Hong Kong and the two Southeast Asian countries.
During his stay in the two nations, the financial secretary also visited the University of Malaya and National University of Singapore to meet local students.
In his weekly blog post on Sunday, Chan noted that “closer mutual cooperation to enhance regional development was a concern of students”.
“[The students] also showed interest in the talent schemes offered by Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area region, especially the Top Talent Pass scheme introduced [by Hong Kong] a couple of months ago,” Chan wrote.
The scheme is open to people who have earned no less than HK$2.5 million (US$318,460) over the previous year and graduates from the world’s top 100 universities who have been employed for three of the last five years.
