Hong Kong Science Park to Hold the City’s First, Largest Virtual Career Expo in I&T

Hong Kong, 13 March 2020 – Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today announced that it will hold a Virtual Career Expo, the first and largest online career fair ever staged in the city’s innovation and technology sector, on 25 March 2020 to 21 April 2020.  

More than 1,000 jobs will be on offer at the Virtual Career Expo, with 150 participating technology companies, spanning across four major technology fields of Biomedical Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Smart City and Fintech. These companies include Hong Kong Science Park companies, current incubatees and graduates from HKSTP’s incubation programmes, SMEs and multinationals.

As of 12 March, of the jobs available at the Fair, the majority are in areas of technology and R&D, such as Information and Communication Technology, Engineering and Biomedical Science. About one third of those roles are looking for fresh college graduates, while the majority are for entry-to-mid-level positions. Also, around 20% of the positions are open for post-graduates or those with doctoral degrees and above.

Albert Wong, CEO of HKSTP, said, “With the Government’s ongoing support in driving I&T, HKSTP strives to strengthen Hong Kong’s innovation ecosystem by building one of the richest and most diverse I&T talent pools in the city. By leveraging technology, we hope that our Virtual Career Expo will provide a new, dynamic talent solution to our partners, incubatees and alumni, and in particular, breaking free of all the limitations of traditional hiring events.”

The Hong Kong Science Park Virtual Career Expo presents an exceptional opportunity for start-ups and employers to attract top-notch talent locally and around the world. The platform allows them to host virtual exhibition booths that list career-related information. There will be on-demand live chat tools, webinars and webcasts, allowing employers to easily converse with potential hires. Additionally, the platform also supports presentations, resume uploads and search, and other resources in the form of videos and documents in a completely immersive virtual environment.

The Hong Kong Science Park Virtual Career Expo 2020

Access to the Hong Kong Science Park Virtual Career Expo is free and open to all local and overseas talent.

Date: 25 March 2020 to 21 April 2020

Registration link: https://app.eventxtra.com/registrations/4b8e0700-3a3e-41d3-8e14-c01cc22e7888

Updated Figures (as of 12 March 2020):

• 150             – technology companies that have offered jobs at the event
• 700             – local and overseas talent that have registered for the event
• 1,000+       – jobs for grabs
• 85%            – jobs in areas of technology and R&D
• 30%            – jobs for fresh graduates
• 52%            – jobs at entry level
• 17%            – jobs at middle level