| (i) | pharmaceutical and life science/biotechnology / medical and healthcare sciences; |
| (ii) | data engineering (e.g. data mining/data analytics), artificial intelligence, robotics, distributed ledger technologies, biometric technologies, industrial/chemical engineering, etc.; |
| (iii) | materials science/nanotechnology; |
| (iv) | microelectronics; and |
| (v) | integrated circuit design |
I&T experts are crucial in supporting the comprehensive I&T development in Hong Kong
I&T experts leading a broad range of tasks related to research and development in relevant innovation fields, including but not limited to pharmaceutical and life science /biotechnology / medical and healthcare sciences; data engineering (e.g. data mining/data analytics), artificial intelligence, robotics, distributed ledger technologies, biometric technologies, industrial/chemical engineering; materials science/nanotechnology; microelectronics; and integrated circuit design
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degree-holders from a well-recognised university, with experience in relevant technology areas and having attained outstanding achievements in top-notch institutions, corporations and organisations, which could prove that the applicant is a well-recognised talent.
Persons with such very exceptional experience or achievement are welcome, even if they are not STEM graduates from a well-recognised university.