426 Population and Immigration
document such as a One-way Permit with a valid certificate of entitlement affixed to it. This arrangement enables systematic verification of right of abode claims and ensures orderly entry. Between July 1, 1997 and the end of 2011, some 189 900 certificate of entitlement holders entered Hong Kong from the Mainland.
Quality Migrant Admission Scheme
A Quality Migrant Admission Scheme launched in June 2006 seeks to enhance Hong Kong's pool of human capital. Under the scheme, talented people may apply to enter and settle in Hong Kong without first securing an offer of local employment. At the end of 2011, a quota of 2 094 places had been allotted to applicants.
Capital Investment Entrant Scheme
A Capital Investment Entrant Scheme launched in October 2003 facilitates the entry of people who make capital investments in Hong Kong but do not engage in the running of business. The current threshold of investment (and net assets/net equity requirement) is $10 million.
By the end of 2011, a total of 13 111 applicants had been granted formal approval under the scheme. They invested a total of $94.9 billion.
Entry for Employment as Professionals
Hong Kong maintains an open and liberal policy towards people entering into the city for employment as professionals. Those with special skills, knowledge or experience of value to and not readily available in Hong Kong, or who are in a position to make substantial contribution to the economy, are welcome. Since the reunification of Hong Kong with China in
Kong with China in 1997, over 320 000 non-local professionals have been admitted to Hong Kong via various admission arrangements to work in the city.
Employment of Non-local Students
Since May 19, 2008, non-local students graduating from a full-time and locally accredited programme at degree level or above may apply to remain in Hong Kong for one year to take up employment. Those who graduated from such a programme before that date may also apply to return to Hong Kong for employment provided the job they have secured is at a level commonly taken up by degree-holders and is remunerated at market rates.
Entry of Dependants
Hong Kong permanent residents or residents who are not subject to a limit of stay may sponsor their spouses, unmarried dependent children under the age of 18 and dependent parents aged 60 or above to enter Hong Kong as dependants. People who are admitted under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme or the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, or admitted to take up professional employment or to study in full-time undergraduate or post-graduate programmes in local degree- awarding institutions, may also sponsor their spouses and unmarried dependent children under the age of 18 to apply to enter Hong Kong as dependants.
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