In order to assess the effectiveness of the Scheme and offer policy recommendations to the Government, MWYO and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (hereafter, HKGCC) have launched a longitudinal research study in four phases. Online surveys were conducted from September to October 2021 for Phase 1, and from March to April 2022 for Phase 2. HKGCC distributed the questionnaire to the employees through its members for Phase 2. This report focuses on the employees' changes in perception and attitude towards the Scheme and the Mainland cities of the GBA, in order to assess the Scheme's effectiveness.

The Phase 2 Survey received 187 valid responses from the employees for Phase 2. Among those who completed the Phase 2 questionnaire, 123 of them had also done so in Phase 1, which amounts to 88% of the total number of respondents in Phase 1.

The scheme aims to encourage businesses with operations in both Hong Kong and the GBA to recruit recent Hong Kong graduates to work in the Mainland GBA cities.

To assess the effectiveness of the Scheme, MWYO in collaboration with HKGCC have launched a longitudinal impact study in four phases, conducting online surveys and in-depth interviews. MWYO released its report for Phase 1 on 22 January, which looks at the views, expectations and difficulties encountered by the employers and employees.

According to the survey, 82% of employers said the scheme had helped them understand the skills of graduates. Among employees, 93% said that participating in GBAYES supported their career development. Challenges reported by employers included HR issues, in particular confusion around tax arrangements.

Two questionnaires were used, one for employers and the other for employees, which were distributed by HKGCC to participating member companies. In-depth interviews were also conducted with 10 employers, to present a more comprehensive analysis.

GBAYES was announced by Chief Executive Carrie Lam in her 2020 Policy Address. HKGCC members are major supporters of the scheme and have provided more than 450 places to local young people.

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For this report, KPMG China, HSBC and HKGCC commissioned YouGov to conduct a survey of 747 business executives in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Almost two thirds (64 percent) of respondents identified as either C-suite or senior management.

The survey was conducted from July to September 2019. Some 496 respondents (66 percent) are from companies whose principal base of operation is in Hong Kong; 13 (2 percent) are from Macau; 57 (8 percent) from Shenzhen; 34 (5 percent) from Guangzhou; 41 (5 percent) from other GBA cities in mainland China; and 106 (14 percent) from outside the GBA in mainland China.
The business executives are from a wide range of industries, including 185 companies from financial services, 98 from professional services, 89 from manufacturing, 85 from trade and logistics, 57 from technology and innovation, 50 from real estate, 32 from healthcare/life sciences, and 32 from retail.

Among the respondents who disclosed the turnover of their companies, 224 work for companies with annual revenues of more than USD 100 million, and 163 work for companies with annual revenues of between USD 10 million and USD 100 million. The rest work for companies with revenues of between USD 2 million and USD 10 million (108) and USD 2 million or less (83).