CX Daily: Hong Kong Targets Young Talent, Tech Sector in Post-Covid Push

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In Depth: Hong Kong targets young talent, tech sector in post-Covid push

In the wake of Covid isolation, Hong Kong is taking a targeted approach to reviving its position as a global business hub — an image that waned during the pandemic as expats left in droves amid tough restrictions.

To lure back talent, the government rolled out a special visa program, which has hooked tens of thousands of applicants, while pitching the industry hard as a sandbox for innovation, particularly with tech and phenomena like the metaverse and web3, where it is taking a comparatively lighter regulatory touch.