Human resources management in mainland

Subsidiaries in mainland

More than half (52%) of the respondents reported they have subsidiaries in the mainland. In terms of industry, those in electronics / electrical equipment and general manufacturing sectors have the highest proportion of having subsidiaries in the mainland, respectively 100% and 86%.

Among respondents who have subsidiaries in mainland, 60% require their Hong Kong staff to work in mainland.

Among respondents who do not have subsidiaries in mainland, 8% plan to set up subsidiaries in mainland in the future.

Compensation to HK staff in mainland

For respondents who require their staff to work in mainland, the most common compensation they provide to staff is insurance (82%), followed by travel allowance (74%) and mobile phone card (65%). Half of them provide accommodation allowance and 18% of them provide tax subsidies. Other compensation includes meal allowance, medical and dental allowance, car pick up arrangement, etc.

Expansion of subsidiary in mainland

Among respondents who have subsidiaries in mainland, more than half (56%) reported they will hire more staff for the mainland subsidiary in the coming year.

Effect of expansion of mainland subsidiary on HK hiring plan

Among respondents who will hire more staff for the mainland subsidiary in the coming year, 75% of them will not change their hiring plan in Hong Kong. More than one-fifth (22%) reported they will hire less staff in Hong Kong at the same time. Only 3% of them reported they will hire more staff in Hong Kong.