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The new Talent List will take effect from 1 March 2025.
The HKSAR Government has completed the latest update of the Talent List. The new list now includes nine newly added professions/occupations, bringing the total to 60 professions where there are local talent shortages.
The newly added professions/occupations include:
Financial services
- Accountants
- Financial professionals with Islamic market experience
- Experienced professionals in commodities trading
Innovation and technology
- Experienced systems architects
- Patent professionals
Legal and dispute resolution services
- Legal knowledge engineers
Aviation and shipping
- Ship surveyors
- Professionals in green shipping
- Aircraft maintenance engineers
Outside talents who meet the eligibility criteria for relevant professions can enjoy immigration facilitation when applying under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS), the General Employment Policy (GEP), and the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP).
A Government spokesperson said: "In reviewing the Talent List, the Government has considered whether talents of the professions concerned are readily available in the local employment market and whether the talents in demand cannot be nurtured by local training in good time.
"This round of update has also included emerging industries, as well as some professional occupations identified in the 2023 Manpower Projection announced last November as being in demand in the coming five years, requiring academic qualifications at degree level or above."
The new Talent List will take effect from 1 March 2025.
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