The Director of Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE), Mr Felix Chan, led a delegation to visit New Zealand and Australia from July 29 to August 7 to attract local talent to pursue their careers in Hong Kong.

      The HKTE delegation met with representatives from five top 100 universities, namely the University of Auckland in New Zealand, Monash University and the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia, as well as the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. The delegation organised five promotional events, and participated in career fairs hosted by three of these universities to introduce various talent admission schemes as well as development opportunities and prospects in Hong Kong to students and alumni of the universities.

      HKTE also co-organised two start-up roundtable sessions with Invest Hong Kong in Melbourne and Sydney to present to local start-up representatives the entrepreneurship development and financing opportunities in Hong Kong and other cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and a talent engagement event with the Hong Kong New Zealand Business Association in Auckland.

      In addition, HKTE invited a representative from the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation to join the delegation to outline industry development and opportunities in Hong Kong, as well as an Australian practising accountant who is also an innovation and technology entrepreneur, and a New Zealand talent living in Hong Kong, to share their experiences in starting a business, working and settling in the city.

      Mr Chan said that the visit focused on attracting talent in biotechnology and professional services sectors. HKTE will continue to attract professionals needed by Hong Kong and help them settle in the city, thereby supporting Hong Kong's development into an international hub for high-calibre talent.

Ends/Monday, August 10, 2026
Issued at HKT 15:50

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