Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

2015 Immigration Policy Changes – the Inevitable Suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

Posted in Feature Article, Investment Visas, Musing, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Long past its sell-by date and way beyond the ken of its originally intended constituency, CY Leung announced the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme from the 15th of this month and at a swoop said ‘enough’ to the 20,000 moneyed mainlanders who lent the economy USD600 million over the course of the last […]

2015 Immigration Policy Changes – Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents (ASSG)

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In an initative to make life easier for the foreign born offspring of Chinese permanent residents settled abroad at the time of their birth, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, CY Leung on November 15, 2015 announced the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents (ASSG) This short Update offers […]

Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Enhancement Measures 2015 – What’s Up?

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The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme Enhancement Measures announced by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, CY Leung on January 15, 2015 ostensibly appear to be opening the door to a wider array of top notch talent and making it easier, in the process, to manage your continuing residence for the first 7 years in Hong Kong […]

2015 Immigration Enhancement Measures Applicable to the Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa (Business Investment Visa)

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The Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa and the Startup visa comes into being (of sorts). In his recent Policy Address, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, CY Leung announced the 2015 Hong Kong Immigration Enhancement Measures to the business investment visa essentially splitting it into 2 streams – the Hong Kong Entrepreneur visa and also the Startup […]

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Enhancement Measures Applicable to the Employment Visa and Visas Issued Under the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents & Professionals

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In his recent Policy Address, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, CY Leung announced the 2015 Hong Kong Immigration Enhancement Measures to the employment visa issued under the General Employment Policy with corresponding tweaks to the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents & Professionals. This short Update offers commentary on these changes. More Stuff You May Find […]

Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes 2015 – Security Bureau Report to Legco – Rationale for the New Measures

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More information on the Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes 2015  front is starting to emerge. LEGCO PAPER  LC Paper No. CB(2)654/14-15(05) c  elaborates on the Security Bureau’s initiatives in the 2015 Policy Address and Policy Agenda. The Annex is especially helpful on the rationale for the changes being introduced and I’m starting to get the sense that it’s […]

Hong Kong Immigration Policy Changes – Enhancement Measures to Make Things a Bit Easier

Posted in Employment Visas, Feature Article, Investment Visas, Musing, Special Programmes, The Hong Kong Visa Geeza /

Now that the dust has settled on the news of the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme as at yesterday, it’s now worth having a look at additional Hong Kong immigration policy changes which await us and serve to lay the foundation for the next phase in Hong Kong’s economic development. The Immigration Department […]

Sneak Peak: The Power of Free – A Revolutionary Business Model

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I know that quite a few members of my tribe have been getting out to the Power of Free talks hosted by the good guys at Paperclip these last few weeks. January 22 is the last in the series where I will be talking about market place disruption and how we went about disrupting ours. […]

How to Apply For a Hong Kong Investment Visa Without Paying for Professional Help – 1 – Introduction

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I have given this talk around town for the last couple of years now and so pleased to finally add it to our coverage of the Hong Kong investment visa. The talk was graciously hosted at WYND Co-working Space, ran by a group of great people who I have a lot of time for. The […]

Hong Kong Entrepreneur Visa (Business Investment) – A Practical Guide

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The Hong Kong entrepreneur visa (business investment) is arguably the most challenging immigration status to acquire in the HKSAR… On March 21, 2014 I gave a presentation at the Chinese Club entitled Business Immigration to Hong Kong – A Practical Guide. In this section of the talk, I talk about  the Hong Kong entrepreneur visa (business investment) and set […]