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Hong Kong rules out talent scheme caps despite squeeze on jobs for local graduates

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Hong Kong rules out talent scheme caps despite squeeze on jobs for local graduates
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Hong Kong authorities have no plans to adjust talent-hunting schemes or cap the number of non-local graduates permitted to seek employment in the city, the labour chief has said, pointing to a rapidly ageing population and persistent manpower shortages across pillar industries.
But lawmakers representing workers said that local university graduates were finding it hard to secure jobs, particularly those without a background in innovation and technology (I&T), and faced keen competition from both

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