Hong Kong Visa & Immigration Topics

2015 Hong Kong Immigration Policy Update – How Most Mainlanders Screwed Up Under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Investment Visas, Musing / 1 response

Those Mainlanders! On February 10, 2015 I gave a talk at www.centreo.hk on my interpretation of the immigration policy changes announced by CY Leung earlier in January. In this segment I discuss how the original objectives of Mainland applicants to use the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme actually failed to materialise for the vast majority of them […]

The Anatomy of a Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Pathway to a HKSAR Passport for a Chinese National Resident on the Mainland

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Case Study, Investment Visas, Long Stay & PR / 4 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE 2026 How the Content Must Now Be Read in Light of the New CIES Policy Our original article mapped out the multi-stage immigration mechanics required for a Mainland Chinese national to leverage the legacy CIES as a bridge toward an eventual HKSAR passport. Historically, this route hinged on securing third-country permanent resident status […]

How Can Mainlanders Establish Businesses in Hong Kong Under the General Employment Policy?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Hadley Says…, Investment Visas / 2 responses

PRACTICE UPDATE: How the content must now be read in light of current ImmD policy: Historical Context: The Overseas Gateway and Discretionary Substantive Evaluation Historically, as examined in How Can Mainlanders Establish Businesses in Hong Kong Under the General Employment Policy?, this advisory piece addressed the strict jurisdictional boundaries governing Chinese nationals holding PRC passports […]

How Flexible is the Admission of Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme in Enabling Chinese Nationals to Come & Work in Hong Kong?

Posted by The Visa Geeza / in Employment Visas, Hadley Says…, Investment Visas, Special Programmes / 6 responses

The Admission of Mainland Talents & Professionals Scheme can be used in a number of creative ways to facilitate the entry of suitably qualified mainland residents to take up employment in Hong Kong. In spite of the general perception that it is hard for Chinese nationals to secure an employment visa in Hong Kong moving […]