Second Talent & Moka HR present - The Real Cost of Hiring in Hong Kong vs APAC, and What You Give Up (or Don't)

​Second Talent and Moka present:
The Real Cost of a Hong Kong Hire vs. an APAC Hire

​Budgets are flat, headcount pressure is up, and every HR leader is being asked: why does a Hong Kong hire cost so much? This is an interactive and educative tea time for TA and HR leaders who want real numbers, not theory.

​We'll break down the full cost stack of a HK hire (beyond salary: recruitment, ramp, attrition, entity) across three real roles, HK vs APAC, then the honest part: where offshore is the wrong call. Moka will share the data behind time-to-hire, screening, and drop-off, and how an AI-native process changes the math on any hire.

​You'll leave with a clear decision framework (hire local vs. APAC vs. EOR) and a cost benchmark for your own open roles.

​Limited seats only, for TA and HR leaders

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​Guest Speakers & Moderators

• ​Phoebe Cheung, Principal Consultant at Second Talent. Phoebe specializes in AI, corporate strategy, and operations, with extensive experience in the APAC executive search and recruitment market.

• ​Chi Lam is the Co-Founder and CEO of Spaceship, an AI-powered logistics platform that has shipped over 2.5 million items for 130,000-plus members since 2019.

• ​Michael C.S. So brings a wealth of cross‑disciplinary expertise to his role as Founder of AiX Society (Artificial Intelligence Application Research Society), focusing on AI Office Automation and enterprise workflow redesign.

• ​Ryan Yu is the Sales Manager at Moka HR, an AI-powered human resources and recruitment software platform designed to automate and streamline hiring workflows and core HR management