China News Agency, Hong Kong, January 11th Sun Yuhan, Secretary of the Labor and Welfare Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said in a written reply to questions from members of the Legislative Council on the 11th that the "Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Program" will be regularized in the first half of 2023, and a dedicated task force will be established. Team development plan.
The SAR government will pilot the above-mentioned plan in 2021 to encourage enterprises with operations in Hong Kong and mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to hire Hong Kong graduates who have received a bachelor’s degree or above from 2019 to 2021 and send them to the Greater Bay Area Work in inland cities.
Enterprises must hire target graduates with a monthly salary of no less than HK$18,000 in accordance with Hong Kong laws.
According to the number of employees, the SAR government will provide enterprises with a subsidy of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars per month per person for a period of up to 18 months.
According to data released by the SAR government, the program recorded 417 companies providing 3,494 job vacancies, and received more than 20,000 job applications submitted by graduates.
The recruitment period of the scheme will end at the end of August 2021, and a total of 1091 job offers for graduates have been received.
Sun Yuhan said that the optimization measures that the SAR government will introduce include: setting up a dedicated team to promote the plan, strengthening ties with enterprises, colleges, employer groups and other stakeholders; providing graduates who intend to participate in the plan with employment in mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area practical information; and follow up on the employment situation of the recruits during and after the completion of the project.
Sun Yuhan pointed out that the construction of the Greater Bay Area is a major development strategy for the country's reform and opening up in the new era.
The country will continue to promote the construction of the Greater Bay Area and support Hong Kong to better integrate into the overall development of the country.
The construction of the Greater Bay Area provides good opportunities for the career development of Hong Kong youth.
According to the evaluation study completed by the Labor and Welfare Bureau of the SAR government last June, nearly 80% of the respondents (including enterprises and employees) were satisfied or very satisfied with the plan, and nearly 90% of the respondents believed that the plan was worth continuing.
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