Does Hong Kong Trade Development Council pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hong Kong Trade Development Council employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hong Kong Trade Development Council. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hong Kong Trade Development Council?

38% of Hong Kong Trade Development Council employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hong Kong Trade Development Council 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.3 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hong Kong Trade Development Council?

Project Assistant (25) , Project Executive (21) , Manager (17) , Assistant Manager (13) , Project Manager (13) , Executive Trainee (9) , Marketing Executive (7) , Marketing (4) , Section Head (4) , Summer Intern (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Intern (3) , Senior Marketing Executive (3) , Graphic Designer (2) , Marketing Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Hong Kong Trade Development Council according to real employee reviews?

"The colleagues are friendly" ((in 24 reviews)); "providing a stable working environment" ((in 12 reviews)); "Nice people and can communicate with different trade partner and buyer." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 8 reviews)); "Stable job security" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hong Kong Trade Development Council according to real employee reviews?

"the salary is low and will not adjust" ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor management with no future insights." ((in 9 reviews)); "No benefit at all and you can only take turn to off earlier in festivals" ((in 7 reviews)); "It still has some bureaucratic culture where politics plays an important role for promotions." ((in 6 reviews)); "Project managers do most of the work" ((in 3 reviews))

Hong Kong Trade Development Council Reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(154 total reviews)

Margaret Fong

32% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (154 reviews)

Hong Kong Trade Development Council has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 154 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council employee rating is 20% below average for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

154 reviews

4.0

14 May 2017

Trade Officer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly work environment Flexible hours, great for undergraduates or recent graduates

Cons

Lack of career progression, only provide part-time work

3.0

19 Apr 2022

Fair pay with poor company culture

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Staff are generally responsible and friendly. Career path & salary is stable if you joined as an Executive Trainee - indeed the pay is quite nice given not much intelligence is required for working in this Council. Good work-life balance most of the time.

Cons

Very government-like, bosses are annoying and make you question the meaning of your work: you spend 50% of the time on reports / creative accounting and entertaining management's random requests/ questions, rather than working on the project itself. Not much skills learned other than event management which is nothing professional. Manpower is apparently in shortage, doesn't seem to be fixable in the short term

3.0

19 Apr 2026

you choose what you live

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

you work in here as long as you can, you will know everything clear

Cons

no beneift at all for temp staff

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