According to Odaily Planet Daily, Zhou Zilie, director of Hong Kong New Directions Innovation and Technology Policy Research, published an article saying that the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, announced the (2024 World Talent Ranking), and Hong Kong's ranking rose to ninth place.

Zhou Zilie suggested that the Hong Kong government should strengthen the promotion and coverage of the "Technology Talent Admission Scheme" in its diversified talent introduction plan, and moderately expand the scope of benefiting industries to cover emerging technology fields such as quantum computing, blockchain and green technology.