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 (18) , 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 28 reviews)); "Nice people and can communicate with different trade partner and buyer." ((in 10 reviews)); "stable , work life balance, have ot compensation" ((in 8 reviews)); "good people and working environment" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good and clear career path comparatively" ((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 23 reviews)); "Low pay but a bit heavy workload" ((in 17 reviews)); "Poor management with no future insights." ((in 10 reviews)); "It still has some bureaucratic culture where politics plays an important role for promotions." ((in 6 reviews)); "No benefit at all and you can only take turn to off earlier in festivals" ((in 5 reviews))

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Hong Kong Trade Development Council Reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(155 total reviews)

Margaret Fong

32% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Diversity and inclusion

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

2.3

Culture and values

2.2

Senior management

Hong Kong Trade Development Council has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 155 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

155 reviews

3.0

8 Jul 2026

Stable environment with a nice package, but messy structure

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Very stable -Nice package -Colleagues are easy to get along

Cons

-Messy corporate structure -Back offices e.g. HR, finance are very hard to work with and slow -too many reports, info kit and talknote -management often not giving the right directions -No OT allowance for AM / M -Zero work life balance for big projects

2.0

30 Jun 2026

Good work-life balance, but low pay

Project executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

work life balance, good good

Cons

low low low low low paid

5.0

17 Jun 2026

Nice

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

nice salary nice office nice ppl

Cons

Bad air-con bad toilet bad elevator

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