Attracting top talents to fuel economic growth

Zhongshan, a modern manufacturing hub in Guangdong province, is eager to attract talents from home and abroad to fuel its economic growth.

It ranked No 6 out of 21 cities in Guangdong by achieving 345 billion yuan ($54.8 billion) in GDP in 2017, according to official figures.

“We will give priority to excellent professionals and introduce a group of scientific leaders, young hightech talents, innovation teams and high-level talents who are greatly needed in our industries,” said Mayor Jiao Lansheng.

The government launched an incentive talent policy in March last year which provides a package of services, including housing, offices, subsidies and schooling for the children, to attract and secure new talents.

To lure innovation startup teams with world leading technologies to the city, the Zhongshan government has promised a subsidy of up to 160 million yuan.

A State-level innovation platform in Zhongshan can receive 10 million yuan in government subsidies, while a workstation inside a company with an academician could receive up to 1 million yuan.

Excellent leaders and young elites in the fields of scientific innovation, corporation operation and management and finance can gain a one-off living allowance of up to 3 million yuan, according to the policy.

The city’s annual top talent networking event, launched in 2014, has become the most important

We will give priority to excellent professionals and introduce a group of scientific leaders, young high-tech talents, innovation teams and high-level talents who are greatly needed in our industries.”

Jiao Lansheng,

gathering place to understand the latest economic and social development in Zhongshan as well as its policies.

Twenty three academicians and more than 100 experts who have been picked by the nation’s toplevel talent program and 136,000 professionals from home and abroad attended the networking fair from 2014 to 2017, according to the organizer.

This year it highlighted talent exchanges and communication in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

During the four-day event, the government provided a stage for local professionals to share their business experiences and startup stories.