Entry of Professionals, Talents and Investors · 2013. 1. 17. · Hong Kong SAR Government Immigration Department • Capital Investment Entrant Scheme – Launched in 2003 – Open

Hong Kong SAR GovernmentHong Kong SAR GovernmentImmigration DepartmentImmigration Department

Entry of Professionals, Entry of Professionals, Talents and InvestorsTalents and Investors


•• General Employment PolicyGeneral Employment Policy–– Open to persons possessing special skills, Open to persons possessing special skills,

knowledge or experience of value and not knowledge or experience of value and not readily availablereadily available

–– QuotaQuota--free and nonfree and non--sector specificsector specific


•• Admission Scheme for Mainland Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and ProfessionalsTalents and Professionals–– Launched in 2003Launched in 2003–– QuotaQuota--free and nonfree and non--sector specific sector specific –– Open to qualified Mainland talents and Open to qualified Mainland talents and

professionals possessing skills and professionals possessing skills and knowledge not readily available or in knowledge not readily available or in shortageshortage


•• Quality Migrant Admission SchemeQuality Migrant Admission Scheme–– Launched on 28Launched on 28--0606--20062006

–– QuotaQuota--basedbased

–– For highly skilled or talented persons to For highly skilled or talented persons to settle in order to enhance economic settle in order to enhance economic competitiveness in the global market competitiveness in the global market


•• Capital Investment Entrant SchemeCapital Investment Entrant Scheme–– Launched in 2003Launched in 2003

–– Open to persons making capital Open to persons making capital investment not less than HK$6.5 million in investment not less than HK$6.5 million in permissible investment asset classes permissible investment asset classes

–– But not engaged in the running of any But not engaged in the running of any businessbusiness


•• Admission of DependantsAdmission of Dependants–– Dependants of entrants admitted under the Dependants of entrants admitted under the

aboveabove--mentioned policy/schemes may mentioned policy/schemes may also be admittedalso be admitted

–– Dependants allowed to take up Dependants allowed to take up employmentemployment


Automation Automation –– Enhancement of Enhancement of Immigration ClearanceImmigration Clearanceand Security Control and Security Control


•• Automated Passenger Clearance Automated Passenger Clearance SystemSystem–– Launched in 2004Launched in 2004–– ee--Channels installed at all control pointsChannels installed at all control points–– SelfSelf--service immigration clearance for service immigration clearance for

Hong Kong residents (except foreign Hong Kong residents (except foreign domestic helpers, imported workers and domestic helpers, imported workers and nonnon--local students)local students)


•• Automated Passenger Clearance Automated Passenger Clearance SystemSystem–– BenefitsBenefits

•• Enhanced handling capacity of control pointsEnhanced handling capacity of control points–– Altogether 246 eAltogether 246 e--Channels deployed in all control Channels deployed in all control

pointspoints

•• Enhanced security Enhanced security –– fingerprint verification fingerprint verification technology for identity authenticationtechnology for identity authentication


•• ee--ChannelsChannels


•• HKSAR HKSAR Electronic Electronic PassportPassport–– Introduced onIntroduced on

5 February 20075 February 2007


•• HKSAR Electronic PassportHKSAR Electronic Passport–– Enhanced security featuresEnhanced security features


•• HKSAR HKSAR Electronic Electronic PassportPassport–– ContactlessContactless chip chip

storingstoring•• Personal Personal

particularsparticulars•• Biometric Biometric

identifier identifier ––facial imagefacial image


•• ConclusionConclusion–– Our commitment to trade facilitationOur commitment to trade facilitation

•• Liberal visa policyLiberal visa policy

•• Travel documents catered for frequent Travel documents catered for frequent travellerstravellers

•• Attractive entrant schemesAttractive entrant schemes–– For dependants as wellFor dependants as well


•• ConclusionConclusion–– Our commitment to efficiency and securityOur commitment to efficiency and security

•• Automated passenger clearance system Automated passenger clearance system ––ee--ChannelsChannels

•• HKSAR electronic passportHKSAR electronic passport


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Entry of Professionals, Talents and Investors · 2013. 1. 17. · Hong Kong SAR Government Immigration Department • Capital Investment Entrant Scheme – Launched in 2003 – Open