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Investment as Entrepreneurs

Hong KongStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

The route is for investment as an entrepreneur under Hong Kong’s General Employment Policy, including establishing or joining a business in the HKSAR.

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  • The captured page does not provide a closed definition of every eligible founder or company profile.

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The applicant must demonstrate substantial contribution to the HKSAR economy, with consideration including the business plan, turnover, financial resources, investment sum, local jobs and new technology or skills; the business organisation and required staff should also be set out.

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Limits of the record
  • The page states consideration factors rather than a guaranteed threshold.
  • Captured official page clause 5
    the applicant is in a position to make substantial contribution to the economy of the HKSAR, with consideration factors including, but not limited to, business plan, business turnover, financial resources, investment sum, number of jobs created locally and introduction of new technology or skills.
  • Captured official page clause 10
    The applicant should set out the organisational structure of his/her business and the required number of staff and posts, based on the nature and scale of the business.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The applicant should submit documentary proof of the amount of capital investment in Hong Kong, and the Immigration Department considers whether the amount can support operation of the business. The official source does not state a universal minimum investment amount.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture does not state a universal minimum investment amount.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

Approved investment entrants may sponsor the stated dependant relationships. The official source does not state the business activity the holder may carry out or its restrictions.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not state a general unrestricted right to work outside the approved investment activity.
  • Captured official page clause 18
    Applicants admitted or seeking admission for investment may apply to bring in their spouse or the other party to a same-sex civil partnership, same-sex civil union, “same-sex marriage”, opposite-sex civil partnership or opposite-sex civil union entered into by him/her in accordance with the local law in force of the place of celebration and with such status being legally and officially recognised by the local authorities of the place of celebration
  • Captured official page clause 14
    In general, unless a person has the right of abode or right to land in the HKSAR, he/she requires a visa/entry permit for investment in the HKSAR.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The applicant must nominate a local sponsor, which may be a company or an individual, and an investment visa or entry permit application normally takes four weeks after all required documents and the fee are received. The official source does not state how long the status is granted, how it is renewed or any longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not establish a complete long-term residence pathway for the principal applicant.
  • Captured official page clause 32
    It normally takes four weeks to process a visa/entry permit application for investment upon receipt of all the required documents and the relevant application fee.
  • Captured official page clause 34
    To apply for entry for investment, the applicant must nominate a local sponsor, who can either sponsor the applicant as a company or an individual.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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