China News Service, Shenzhen, May 26 (Zhu Zuying) The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the 20th China International Talent Exchange Conference held online on the 26th, saying that in the past five years, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has The government spares no effort to promote the development of innovation and technology, investing HK$150 billion in infrastructure, basic research, talent training, popular science education, achievement transformation, and investment in start-ups.

  Carrie Lam said that in the future, Hong Kong will continue to make good use of a series of new measures to benefit Hong Kong from the central government and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, strengthen innovation and technology cooperation with the mainland, and promote the cooperation and development of technological innovation in terms of talents, funds, technology and scientific research.

  On the same day, the conference held the Shenzhen Forum with the theme of "Accelerating the Construction of the World's Important Talent Center and Innovation Highland". Delivered a speech at the Shenzhen Forum.

  Ho Iat Seng, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, said that at present, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government is formulating a talent introduction system based on the actual needs of social and economic development, giving priority to the introduction of leading talents and senior professionals in key development industries such as health, modern finance, high technology, culture and sports , to help Macao's economic diversification.

  Wang Weizhong, Governor of Guangdong Province, said that Guangdong will implement the preferential income tax policy for talents in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, deepen the cooperation in recruiting and nurturing talents in the Greater Bay Area, and innovate the implementation of "living in Hong Kong and Macau, working in the Mainland", "Scientific research in Hong Kong and Macau, and transformation in the Mainland". ” and other models, linking the world’s first-class talents, so that all kinds of talents have the opportunity to start a business in Guangdong, have the conditions for innovation, have a stage for officers, and have space for development.

  It is reported that this year's conference has set up functional areas such as "virtual exhibition hall", "project docking", "online recruitment" and "online service", and conducts international scientific and technological innovation cooperation and international talent exchange activities through online platforms.

By the end of 2022, the conference will also hold online forums, project promotion meetings, talent promotion meetings, professional training and other activities.

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