Visa requirements to lure talents from three Southeast Asian countries - Vietnam, Laos and Nepal - were relaxed on October 25, as per Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu's policy address. Kwok, in an interview with The Standard's sister paper Sing Tao Daily, said some countries had been slapped with strict visa restrictions as their economies were poor, leading to many cases of illegal immigration. The economies of these countries have improved a lot, and the risks [of illegal immigration] are lower," Kwok said. "After our assessment, we opined that we can relax the visa limitations imposed on people from the three countries." Laotian and Nepalese talent will become the new blood of Hong Kong's labor market, equipped with skills after training and education, Chow said.

Source: The Standard November 06, 2023 07:10 UTC