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As with visas issued to overseas professionals admitted to enter Hong Kong for employment, all the visas issued under the Scheme are valid for a period of three months. As of 24 February 1997, 507 out of the 529 professionals who have been approved visas have arrived in Hong Kong for employment. Of the remaining 22 who have yet to enter Hong Kong, 12 are still holding valid visas while the validity of the visas of the other 10 has already expired.
The majority of the professionals approved for entry under the Scheme are in the trading, construction, manufacturing, electronics and finance sectors. Occupation-wise, the majority of them are admitted for the positions of administrator, engineer, marketing executive, development personnel and project specialist. Following the processing arrangements for professionals from other overseas countries who are approved entry for employment in Hong Kong, the Immigration Department examines each application under this Scheme to ensure that the entrant's qualifications are compatible with the post for which he is to be employed, and that the terms of such employment including remuneration and benefits are broadly in line with those of local professionals in comparable positions before deciding whether to approve the application. The Department, however, does not keep detailed information about the remuneration and benefits of each individual professional whilst he is working in Hong Kong.
We are now in the process of conducting a detailed and comprehensive review of the Scheme.
Long Term Housing Strategy Review
Following is a question by the Hon Chan Yuen-han and a reply by the Secretary for Housing, Mr Dominic Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
The Government talks about housing development for the next decade in its recently published "Long Term Housing Strategy Review Consultative Document". Will the Government inform this Council: