HKTE Delegation Visits Hangzhou and Ningbo to Attract Talent to Hong Kong

HKTE visits Zhejiang for attracting talent

The Director of Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE), Mr Felix Chan, led a delegation to visit Hangzhou and Ningbo from May 7 to 9 to attract local talent to pursue their careers in Hong Kong, and to deepen talent collaboration between Hong Kong and the two cities.

During the visit, the HKTE delegation, together with representatives from the Hong Kong Talent Entrepreneurs Association and several Hong Kong enterprises, toured the headquarters of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou to learn about the latest developments in the group's cutting-edge technologies. The delegation later met with senior officials of Zhejiang University and held two briefing sessions, one for Zhejiang University students and alumni and the other for local young professionals and entrepreneurs, to introduce to them Hong Kong's unique advantages and industrial opportunities, understand their career aspirations, and promote talent exchanges between Hong Kong and the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) Region.

The delegation then travelled to Ningbo to take part in a talent salon organised by the Ningbo Hongkong Fellowship Association, engaging in dialogue with local professionals and entrepreneurs to encourage quality talent to relocate to Hong Kong.

Mr Chan said, "Hangzhou has a thriving artificial intelligence industry and start-up ecosystem, while Ningbo is a key national maritime hub and the economic centre of the southern YRD Region. In addition to visiting Zhejiang University, this visit has successfully connected us with young talent and entrepreneurs with diverse professional backgrounds in Hangzhou and Ningbo. Our goal is to attract them to pursue their development in Hong Kong, thereby injecting new impetus into the city's high-quality development."

The Director of Hong Kong Talent Engage, Mr Felix Chan (front row, fifth left), led a delegation to host a briefing session on May 8 in Hangzhou, where they met with local talent and entrepreneurs to introduce Hong Kong's unique advantages and sector-specific opportunities, and learn about their career aspirations. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

A Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE) delegation took part in a talent salon organised by the Ningbo Hongkong Fellowship Association on May 9, engaging in dialogue with local professionals and entrepreneurs to encourage quality talent to relocate to Hong Kong. Photo shows the Director of HKTE, Mr Felix Chan (centre), and other officiating guests at the salon. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

A Hong Kong Talent Engage delegation held a briefing session at Zhejiang University on May 8, where they introduced Hong Kong's development opportunities to students and alumni of the university. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

A Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE) delegation toured the headquarters of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou on May 7 to learn about the latest developments in the group's cutting-edge technologies. Photo shows the Director of HKTE, Mr Felix Chan (centre), and delegation members outside the group's headquarters. Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Polling dates of 2027 Rural Ordinary Election gazetted

The 2027 Rural Ordinary Election will be held in January next year. The Government gazetted today (November 13) the respective polling dates for Villages and Market Towns (Cheung Chau and Peng Chau).

The Village Representative (including Indigenous Inhabitant Representative and Resident Representative) Election will be conducted on January 17, 2027 (Sunday), while the Kaifong Representative Election for Market Towns will be held on January 24, 2027 (Sunday).

The nomination period will be from November 24 to December 7, 2026.

A polling notice, specifying the polling date and time and address of the polling station, will be issued to each and every eligible elector at least 10 days before the polling day for the respective Village/Market Town.

A government spokesman appealed to all eligible persons to participate in the election.

The Rural Ordinary Election is held in accordance with the arrangements stipulated under the Rural Representative Election Ordinance (Cap. 576). At present, there are 709 villages with a total of 1484 Village Representative seats, including 695 Resident Representative seats and 789 Indigenous Inhabitant Representative seats. In addition, there are 39 and 17 Kaifong Representative seats for the Market Towns of Cheung Chau and Peng Chau respectively.

For enquiries, please call 2152 1521 or contact the respective New Territories District Office. The public can also visit the Rural Representative Election website (www.had.gov.hk/rre).

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