Groundbreaking actions to bring talent to Zhuhai

An enormously generous government grant of 6.7 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) will be provided in support of an ambitious new plan -- unprecedented in the Pearl River Delta and even the whole country -- to attract various talents in the next five years, according to The Zhuhai Talent Program issued on April 24.

The policy package is the greatest in Zhuhai history and is said to be of enormous importance for future development. Specified are 16 measures that supplement more than 20 current policies with upgrades focusing on introduction, cultivation, evaluation, and stimulation of talent, as well as support for innovation, entrepreneurship, and service.

Press conference [Photo by Zhao Zi / Zhuhai Daily]

The first-ever Zhuhai Talent Classified Catalogue lists top-notch talented personnel and others at international, national, provincial, municipal, reserve, and fundamental levels. Expertise, achievements, contributions, honors and awards, and market recognition, among other factors, are taken into consideration. Industrial talents will gain the most attention, and skilled workers in every field will also receive ample opportunity and exposure.

Talents are further divided into categories depending on the type of policy support they are eligible for, as detailed in the first nine items of the measures. They include top-notch, high-caliber, innovative and entrepreneurial teams, and industrial development and innovative talents. Also listed are talented overseas returnees, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, innovative youths, highly skilled workers, and talents from Hong Kong and Macao.

As stipulated, exceptional talents who take up leadership positions will receive the strongest support. Meanwhile, high-caliber talents who are considered indispensable to economic development will enjoy the best combination of favorable policies, while benefits with the broadest coverage will be provided to fundamental backup talents.

The highly favorable measures show the hearty eagerness and sincerity of the Zhuhai municipal Party Committee and government for talented personnel, claimed a government spokesperson. A new talent blueprint has been made and will be carried out to provide solid intellectual support for Zhuhai's new-round development, he declared.