Workers offered AI training as technology powers ahead
The government will help train white-collar workers to support career transitions amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said on Saturday. This comes as the Labour and Welfare Bureau estimated in its latest manpower projection that Hong Kong would face a shortage of around 130,000 workers by 2028 – sharply down from a previous forecast of…
The Hong Kong government announced plans to provide AI training for white-collar workers to help them adapt to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, according to Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun. The Labour and Welfare Bureau projected a decrease in the number of job vacancies due to AI, from 180,000 to around 130,000 by 2028.
Sun stated that enterprises would likely require employees with both AI skills and industry knowledge, estimating a need for approximately 15,000 to 20,000 such workers in the coming years. To support these workers, the government will offer Upskill Hong Kong courses to help current employees, especially those in clerical roles, acquire AI skills.
Furthermore, the Upskill Hong Kong program will be renamed and receive expanded functions to cater to better-educated workers. The government also aims to create 10,000 full-time jobs for new graduates over two years, subsidizing wages by up to HK$6,000 or a third of monthly salaries for the first six months starting from the first quarter of 2027.
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