 | | Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui and his team called on the Chamber on 28 July for a productive dialogue on Hong Kong’s pressing workforce issues. He was welcomed by our Chairman Agnes Chan, Emil Yu, General Committee member and the Chamber’s Rep on Labour Advisory Board, CEO Patrick Yeung and Manpower Committee Chairman Jeff Tang.
During the candid and constructive discussion, key concerns were raised including persistent labour shortage and occupational safety. The exchange also provided insights into navigating workforce challenges. The Chamber looks forward to continuing its collaboration with the Government to address Hong Kong's workforce needs.
Accompanying Commissioner Hui were Raymond Liang, Assistant Commissioner for Labour (Labour Relations), Christina Wong, Senior Labour Officer (Workplace Consultation Promotion) and Nancy Wong, Labour Officer (Workplace Consultation Promotion).
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.png) | | The Government regularly conducts manpower projection exercises to assess future trends in manpower supply and demand at a macro level. The latest projection, using 2023 as the base year, forecasts Hong Kong’s manpower landscape through 2028.
At the Manpower Committee meeting on 5 June, Roy Chan, Head of the Research Unit at the Labour and Welfare Bureau (LWB), presented key findings from the 2023 Manpower Projection Report. He outlined significant trends shaping the future manpower outlook and shared insights into the projected landscape for 2028, including the most in-demand occupations and skills. Members were informed that the LWB will commence a mid-term update of the 2023 Manpower Projection in late 2025, utilizing the latest data to refine forecasts for 2028.
During the same meeting, Jeff Tang was re-elected as Chairman. Fanny Lau and Teddy Liu were newly elected as Vice Chairmen.
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 | | The Manpower Committee had an informative meeting on manpower trends on 11 February. Committee Vice Chairman Mei Mei Ng provided an overview of the talent market development in Hong Kong and dissected the impacts of artificial intelligence on the workplace. Afterwards, Ir Dr Eric Liu, Deputy Executive Director of the Vocational Training Council (VTC), gave a briefing on the city’s current IT landscape. Given the growing demand for IT talent across various sectors, the Hong Kong Institute of Information Technology, a training institution under VTC, was established to nurture secondary school graduates, working adults and industry practitioners by conducting comprehensive IT and relevant technology programmes.
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