6 Months In: Hong Kong’s CIES Receives 500 Applications
Moustafa Daly
September 24, 2024
Hong Kong’s investment visa scheme could inject HK$15 billion into the economy, yet experts see “significant room for growth.”
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5 Investment- and Skills-Based Paths to Residency in Hong Kong
Siren Chen
August 30, 2024
Siren Chen compares the five investment- and skills-based routes to Hong Kong residency by cost and difficulty level.
From Slumber to Stir: Hong Kong’s CIES-Driven Economic Awakening
Siren Chen
July 28, 2024
Siren Chen believes the “new CIES could catalyze a vibrant economic resurgence” of Hong Kong and strengthen its ties with Mainland China.
Hong Kong CIES Receives 339 Applications in First Three Months
Ahmad Abbas
July 6, 2024
Hong Kong’s revamped investment residency scheme sees an uptick in June applications and approvals in principle.
Hong Kong CIES: 50 Applications in First Month, Application No. 1 Approved in Just 23 Days
Hannah Ma
April 13, 2024
Hong Kong authorities hope to attract 4,000 applicants a year. Hannah Ma analyzes why the first applicant gained approval in just 23 days.
“Over 100 Inquiries on 1st Day” of New Hong Kong CIES Golden Visa
Christian Henrik Nesheim
March 4, 2024
The government has also issued detailed stipulations for how investors must allocate the HKD 30 million.
Revived Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme to Triple in Price, Reveals Chief Executive Lee
Christian Henrik Nesheim
October 27, 2023
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee has confirmed the program’s new price tag and the exclusion of residential real estate.
HKD 30 Million Price Tag Likely for New Hong Kong Capital Investment Entrant Scheme
Hannah Ma
September 24, 2023
The long-awaited revamp of Hong Kong’s CIES is likely to have a HKD30M price tag, writes Hannah Ma, who thinks we’ll know for sure in October.
Russians Excluded from Migration Programs and Banking in the West Should Consider Hong Kong
Stephen D. Barnes
May 30, 2023
Great power games have cut Russians off from of banking and immigration in many countries. Hong Kong, however, has left the door open, writes Stephen Barnes.
UK’s Share of Overseas Property Exhibitions in Hong Kong Triples in 2021
Christian Henrik Nesheim
May 3, 2021
“The UK represents almost one in two exhibitions so far this year,” says Eli McGeever, Vice President of property discovery platform Soho App.
Which Nationalities Have The Greatest Propensity for RCBI Program Participation?
Christian Henrik Nesheim
January 26, 2021
While Hongkongers are more likely than any other nationality to participate in RCBI programs, the Vietnamese are unrivaled when differences in wealth are taken into account.
Despite Pandemic, A Record-Summer for Hong Kong Overseas Property Expos
Eli McGeever
August 17, 2020
UK property exhibitions accounted for more than half of the city’s total in the last two weeks of July, writes Eli McGeever.
8 Questions Hongkongers Must Ask Before Taking Up The UK’s BN(O) Visa Offer
David Lesperance
August 10, 2020
Hong Kong’s BN(O)s thinking of taking up the UK’s visa offer must be ready to burn personal and financial bridges, writes David Lesperance.
Home Office Encourages Hongkongers to Come to the UK Now and Apply for Leave at Border
Ahmad Abbas
July 28, 2020
“Now that China, through its actions, has changed the circumstances that BN(O) citizens find themselves in, it is right that we should change the entitlements which are attached to BN(O) status.” said the Home Secretary.
Hong Kong’s EB-5 Applicants to Join Mainlanders in Retrogression Following Executive Order
Christian Henrik Nesheim
July 16, 2020
In the absence of new legislation, litigation blocking the order, or a Presidential reversal, Hong Kong’s EB-5 investors are in for retrogression.
Hong Kong EB-5 Investors: Surging in 2019, Low Rejection Rates, Faster Adjudication
Partner Content
July 15, 2020
IIUSA’s Lee Y. Li conducts a detailed statistical analysis on EB-5 investment trends in one of the program’s fastest-growing markets.
“Two New CIPs This Year For Sure,” Reveals Harvey in Interview
Christian Henrik Nesheim
June 29, 2020
Harvey goes into detail about the new CIPs, how they will be structured in terms of investment options, as well as how they might be priced.
Investment Migration People in The News This Week: “An Inquiry Every 2-3 Minutes,” Says Hong Kong Consultant
Christian Henrik Nesheim
June 1, 2020
“The day after that proposal, we received over a hundred calls,” said Andrew Lo, chief executive at Anlex, a Hong Kong-based immigration consultancy firm.
Hong Kong’s Already-Hot Migration Market Boils Over Following National Security Law Announcement
Christian Henrik Nesheim
May 25, 2020
As Hongkongers scramble for the exit, mainland Chinese say they are having second thoughts about sending their children abroad for school.
Investment Migration People in the News – Oct 21, 2019
Christian Henrik Nesheim
October 21, 2019
The ongoing unrest in Hong Kong and its effects on Portugal’s golden visa and real estate market was a common theme this week.