A Study on Population Loss and Talent Introduction Strategies in Developed Regions: A Case Study Based on Hong Kong

Abstract

Talent is an important strategic resource to win the initiative of international competition. Comprehensive national competition is ultimately a talent competition. With the in-depth development of globalization and the continuous progress of technology, population and talent flow have become common phenomena worldwide. Developed regions have always been a hot spot for population and talent gathering due to their economic, cultural, and social advantages in many aspects. However, these regions have faced the dual challenges of population loss and brain drain in recent years. This trend affects the economic and social development of these regions and has a profound impact on the pattern of the global talent market. Hong Kong, China’s population loss and talent introduction problems are particularly prominent as a typical developed region. On the one hand, with the intensification of the aging trend of the population and the decline of the fertility rate, Hong Kong is facing multiple pressures, such as labor shortage and population aging; on the other hand, with the intensification of global talent competition, how to attract and retain top talents has become an urgent problem for Hong Kong. Therefore, studying the population loss and talent introduction strategy in Hong Kong is of great practical significance and theoretical value.