The first Guangzhou HR Expo is held on Oct 22 and 23. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhzfb]

The first Guangzhou HR Expo, which is the first of its kind in South China, is a large-scale comprehensive exhibition for human resources that was held by the local government at the Poly World Trade Center Expo in Guangzhou's Haizhu district on Oct 22 and 23.

The expo was expected to showcase the latest achievements made in the human resources service industry, promote the exchange of talents and boost the prosperity of the sector in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

Covering a total area of around 8,000 square meters, this year's event gathered nearly 150 exhibitors and set up one main venue with three parallel forums, attracting attendees including industry experts, scholars, representatives of well-known human resources service organizations at home and abroad both online and offline.

A special school-enterprise cooperation session is set up to help graduates find employment. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhzfb]

This year's expo has also set up a special exhibition area on harmonious labor relations to display the achievements in recent years. 

The Pazhou core park of Guangzhou Human Resources Service Industrial Park opened on Oct 22 and will form a human resources industrial framework, taking advantage of the industrial advantages of the Guangzhou artificial intelligence and digital economy pilot zone to promote the high-end development of human resources services.

In 2020, Pazhou artificial intelligence and digital economy pilot zone has a revenue of over 270 billion yuan ($42.28 billion), and has over 30,000 companies with 50 of them being industrial giants such as Tencent and Toutiao.