Plan promotes cross-border professional practice

Hundreds of professionals from Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions have obtained practicing certificates to work on the Chinese mainland, following an implementation plan to promote the evaluation of professional titles and recognition of professional qualifications in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Guangdong, an economic powerhouse in South China, has been advancing the recognition of professional qualifications in fields such as doctors, teachers, tour guides and lawyers and expanding mutual recognition of professional certificates in the construction sector, according to the Guangdong Human Resources and Social Security Department.

As of November, 4,907 professionals from the two special administrative regions have obtained practicing certificates to work on the Chinese mainland, according to data from the provincial human resources authorities.