Shenzhen and Hong Kong Launch GBA Talent Connect to Create Almost Two Thousand Cross-Boundary Jobs Annually
New platform aims to deepen Greater Bay Area integration with streamlined job matching, visa facilitation and HR cooperation for young professionals
Officials in Shenzhen and Hong Kong have unveiled the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Talent Connect platform, an initiative designed to boost cross-boundary employment and attract talent into the closely integrated economic region.
The announcement was made on January 30 at the 12th Annual Conference of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Qianhai Talents Cooperation, where authorities outlined plans to use the digital portal to match nearly two thousand full-time jobs and paid internships for young professionals from Hong Kong and Macao each year.
The platform will centralise opportunities in the region’s dynamic sectors, including finance, logistics and digital services, making it easier for aspirational workers to find employment across the boundary.
The Talent Connect system is intended to simplify cross-boundary employment procedures by linking with existing visa arrangements such as the Top Talent Pass Scheme and the Technology Talent Admission Scheme.
This linkage will allow qualified foreign nationals holding Hong Kong employment visas to transfer to short-term assignments in Qianhai without re-applying for separate mainland work permits, addressing bureaucratic barriers that have historically hampered mobility.
Complementing the online jobs portal, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong HR Alliance has been established by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management and the Qianhai Authority.
The alliance will work on mutual recognition of professional qualifications, common payroll standards and a shared compliance code to further reduce administrative friction for employees and employers navigating the cross-boundary talent landscape.
More than five hundred multinationals with operations on both sides have been invited to participate in working groups focused on talent mobility, tax equalisation and family-visa facilitation.
Officials say the programme will also alleviate practical deployment challenges for companies by offering a single window for work permissions, housing support and even schooling for accompanying dependents.
Shenzhen’s Qianhai authority has pledged to reserve subsidised housing units for participants in the scheme, though demand is expected to exceed supply in its first year.
Proponents argue that GBA Talent Connect underscores the region’s strategy of using collaborative platforms to expand its talent pool and strengthen its competitiveness amid intense regional competition for high-skilled professionals.
The announcement was made on January 30 at the 12th Annual Conference of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Qianhai Talents Cooperation, where authorities outlined plans to use the digital portal to match nearly two thousand full-time jobs and paid internships for young professionals from Hong Kong and Macao each year.
The platform will centralise opportunities in the region’s dynamic sectors, including finance, logistics and digital services, making it easier for aspirational workers to find employment across the boundary.
The Talent Connect system is intended to simplify cross-boundary employment procedures by linking with existing visa arrangements such as the Top Talent Pass Scheme and the Technology Talent Admission Scheme.
This linkage will allow qualified foreign nationals holding Hong Kong employment visas to transfer to short-term assignments in Qianhai without re-applying for separate mainland work permits, addressing bureaucratic barriers that have historically hampered mobility.
Complementing the online jobs portal, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong HR Alliance has been established by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management and the Qianhai Authority.
The alliance will work on mutual recognition of professional qualifications, common payroll standards and a shared compliance code to further reduce administrative friction for employees and employers navigating the cross-boundary talent landscape.
More than five hundred multinationals with operations on both sides have been invited to participate in working groups focused on talent mobility, tax equalisation and family-visa facilitation.
Officials say the programme will also alleviate practical deployment challenges for companies by offering a single window for work permissions, housing support and even schooling for accompanying dependents.
Shenzhen’s Qianhai authority has pledged to reserve subsidised housing units for participants in the scheme, though demand is expected to exceed supply in its first year.
Proponents argue that GBA Talent Connect underscores the region’s strategy of using collaborative platforms to expand its talent pool and strengthen its competitiveness amid intense regional competition for high-skilled professionals.
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