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The vibrant business environment and the large talent pool in Hong Kong has attracted another leading recruitment company to expand its operations here.
The Singapore-based Recruit Express Group, one of the largest recruitment consultancies in that country, aims to expand its Hong Kong office by hiring more than 100 consultants so as to become Hong Kong's largest recruitment company by the end of 2007. The Group is undergoing rapid growth and is already searching for a second office location only months after its establishment in Hong Kong.
The General Manager of Recruit Express (Hong Kong) Ltd, Mr Cheng Shing Chow, remarked, ˇ§We are confident that Recruit Express's Hong Kong operations would have become the Group's biggest source of revenue by the end of next year.ˇ¨
He stressed, ˇ§The Recruit Express Group sees our Hong Kong operations as signifying the future direction of our group ˇV developing a strategic foothold and long-term investment in one of the key financial centres in the world, and the gateway to China. With the massive potential in the Mainland and the Greater China region, we are confident that we can capitalise on our long-standing expertise in regional recruitment in the rest of Asia.ˇ¨
The Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Mr Mark Michelson, welcomed The Recruit Express Groupˇ¦s new venture in Hong Kong.
Mr Michelson shared Mr Cheng's confidence in using Hong Kong as the gateway to the regional market. He said, ˇ§Multinational companies are aggressively extending their reach in Hong Kong, in the Mainland and in the region to take advantage of the enormous business opportunities. Demand for professionals and talent has never been so intense. Recruitment consultancies like yours are well-positioned to serve as a link bridging the staffing needs of its clients and the large supply of quality human resources in the region. We at Invest Hong Kong wish Recruit Express every success in its business in Hong Kong and the region.ˇ¨
Recruit Express's Hong Kong operations provide recruitment services for clients and candidate assessment in the legal, compliance and international practice arena -- and banking and finance, sales and marketing sectors -- through its Recruit Legal and SearchAsia teams. The Group specialises in providing clients with staffing solutions through an integrated database network supported by localised content and services. It has established regional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.recruitexpress.com.hk.
Invest Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department charged with encouraging and facilitating inward investment into the city by providing the support needed to establish and expand a business presence here. For more information, please visit the website at www.investhk.gov.hk.
Ends/Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:32
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