Hiring preference in mainland

Most of the companies (37%) do not have preference on hiring mainland or Hong Kong staff in managing the mainland subsidiaries. Among the respondents, 35% prefer hiring Hong Kong staff while 28% prefer mainland staff.

For respondents who prefer hiring Hong Kong staff, 55% said that they consider “better management skills” the most important strength of staff in Hong Kong. Nearly one-third (30%) said “international perspectives” is the most important. Only 10% said “higher working efficiency” is the most important, and 5% chose “proficient in English”.

Among respondents who prefer hiring mainland staff, 79% said mainland staff have more knowledge about the culture and system in mainland and that is the most important strength of them. About 11% prefer mainland staff because of their proficiency in Mandarin and Chinese dialects. Only 5% prefer mainland staff because of lower salaries and another 5% because of their better working attitude.