Hong Kong needs flexible, inclusive workplace policies to attract and keep talent: experts
- Speakers at the Post’s Redefining Hong Kong conference say government policies helped city regain talent hub status, but more can be done
Hong Kong companies should adopt more flexible and inclusive workplace policies to help retain and attract young talent, a panel of business leaders and experts has said.
Speakers at the Post’s Redefining Hong Kong conference said on Friday that government policies had helped the city regain its status as a talent hub but more could be done to reduce barriers.
“I think Hong Kong has [been] stepping up its efforts [to attract talent] significantly,” said Joy Xu Jinghui, group chief people and culture officer at DFI Retail Group. “We are in a much better place [than] two years ago.”
She added that businesses that wanted to continue to grow should adopt a more multilingual workplace environment and cater to the changing preferences of the younger generation of talent.
“I think that it’s really important for organisations to recognise the needs of different generations and different nationalities and races, to make it a more attractive place,” she said.
In 2022, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s administration launched a series of measures that sought to attract fresh talent and help counter an emigration wave.