Hong Kong expands talent list, with quick visas for medics, I.T. experts, amid brain drain

Doctors, dentists, builders and legal professionals from overseas and mainland China will be able to obtain speedy Hong Kong work permits, after the government announced an expansion to the city’s talent list on Tuesday. With immediate effect, the list expanded from 13 professions to 51, adding two new industry segments – healthcare services and development and construction, amid an exodus of residents and talent. New professions include 13 jobs under health care services, 11 under development and construction, I.T. experts – such as artificial intelligence specialists – as well as legal profe…

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