China's economy has been developing at a high speed in recent years. And in line with accession to the WTO, companies in the Mainland are expanding and growing rapidly. Upon this favorable opportunity, foreign companies are flocking to China with a view to expanding their business there. Against this general background, demand for qualified people by companies in the Mainland has been unprecedentedly huge, especially those having international trading experience and perspective. As an international metropolis and a financial and trading centre in Asia, Hong Kong has a large number of professionals. According to a specially commissioned survey conducted by the Census and Statistics Department of the HKSAR Government in 2005, some 237 500 Hong Kong residents had worked in the Mainland during the 12 months before enumeration, of which nearly 80% hold administrative and professional post.

Hong Kong businessmen began their investments in the Mainland as early as twenty years ago, and most of these investments clustered around the Guangdong and Fujian regions. At the beginning of this century, in the Pearl River Delta region alone, workers employed by Hong Kong businessmen are in excess of 5 million in number, and capital invested by Hong Kong businessmen in Guangdong amounted to almost US$80 billion.

In order to allow Hong Kong people who intend to look for job opportunities in the Mainland to have access to more comprehensive information, we set out through this webpage those issues to be noted by Hong Kong people who are seeking jobs in the Mainland, and also job vacancies in the Mainland provided by Hong Kong employers. In addition, the webpage also provides information on Hong Kong employment agencies which provide placement services for jobs in the Mainland, from which job-seekers can obtain more information on job vacancies.

Thanks to the assistance given by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, this webpage is linked with the website of the Ministry and its public job-searching website named "China Labour Market". The linkage enables the exchange of information on recruitment and labour protection, whereby job-seekers and employees can be better informed on employment information on the Mainland, thus promoting the integration of economy between Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Certainly, before making any decision, job-seekers should carefully consider their own position whether they are suitable to work in the Mainland, and should also discuss with their family, colleagues or friends.