Key facts
- The labor minister said Hong Kong has no plans to adjust talent-hunting schemes or cap non-local graduates seeking work.
- The minister cited a rapidly ageing population and persistent manpower shortages across pillar industries.
- Lawmakers representing employees said local graduates without an innovation and technology background struggled most to find work.
Hong Kong authorities have no plans to adjust talent-hunting schemes or cap the number of non-local graduates permitted to seek employment in the city, the labor minister said on November 11, 2026. The minister pointed to a rapidly ageing population and persistent manpower shortages across pillar industries as the reason for leaving the schemes unchanged.
Lawmakers representing employees told the minister that local university graduates were finding it hard to find jobs, particularly those without a background in innovation and technology. The report did not name the minister or the lawmakers, and gave no further detail on the exchange.