What are the advantages and disadvantages of obtaining a Hong Kong permanent resident identity card?

Pros:

Convenient for traveling abroad and business trips;

The threshold for children to enter prestigious mainland schools is low.

Disadvantages:

Hong Kong children cannot go to public schools in the Mainland. If you don’t want him/her to spend four hours traveling to and from Shenzhen and Hong Kong every day, you will need to pay for high-cost private schools. School tuition fees, in addition, the quality of schools in the New Territories of Hong Kong is not high, and famous schools are expensive and far away;

The employment opportunities will be reduced, and most positions in the government, state-owned enterprises, and the military are not open to compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan for the time being;

You will definitely not be able to enjoy the benefits of five insurances and one housing fund in the Mainland, although they are not much;

There is a risk of being restricted in buying a house and a car.

Note:

1. According to Article 24 of Chapter 3 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, referred to as Hong Kong residents, include permanent residents and non-permanent residents. resident.

Therefore, Hong Kong non-permanent residents are also Hong Kong residents. Hong Kong does not have the title of citizen. Hong Kong people are divided into Hong Kong permanent residents and Hong Kong residents.

(1) Hong Kong non-permanent residents refer to people who are eligible to obtain a Hong Kong resident identity card in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, but do not have the right of abode. Hong Kong permanent residents have the right to abide in Hong Kong, the right to elect, the right to vote, and some rights to apply for public housing. In addition, the government is now distributing NT$6,000, which is also given to permanent residents.

(3) Hong Kong residents, that is, non-permanent residents. Without the right of residence, which means that they have broken the law, the Hong Kong government can repatriate them to their place of origin at any time.

2. Children born in Hong Kong and children born in China.

Example: I am a mainlander and my husband is a Hong Konger. I got married in Hong Kong. Now I plan to have a baby with my husband. The question is: Is it very expensive to have a baby in Hong Kong? Because I have only been married for 1 month. If a child is born in the mainland, and after the child gets a one-way permit and comes to Hong Kong one year later, what is the difference between the social welfare that the child will receive in Hong Kong and that of a child who was born directly in Hong Kong? What is the difference in the cost of giving birth in mainland China and in Hong Kong?

1. Children born in Hong Kong will have a birth certificate when they are born, and they can directly apply for Hong Kong permanent residence a few months later.

2. Children born in the Mainland (parents are Hong Kong residents) must apply to the Mainland authorities for a few years before they can apply to settle in Hong Kong (Hong Kong residents, non-permanent). You can apply for Hong Kong permanent residence only after you have lived in Hong Kong for 7 years.

3. Children born abroad (whose parents are Hong Kong residents) do not need to wait and can directly apply for Hong Kong permanent residents.

4. The benefits of Hong Kong permanent residents and Hong Kong residents are of course different.

For example: Permanent residents whose income is below the government-mandated income level can apply for public housing, but non-permanent residents cannot. You must be a permanent resident to apply for civil service. You must be a permanent resident of Chinese nationality to apply for a Hong Kong passport.

(1) Permanent residents enjoy all the benefits provided by the Hong Kong government, but Hong Kong residents do not. There are three stars on the permanent resident ID card, which represent permanent residents and local residents.

(2) Hong Kong residents must stay in Hong Kong for 7 years before they can apply for permanent residence. However, the time spent in Hong Kong cannot be less than 180 days per year. If according to what you said, they are all in the mainland. Then after 7 years, you will not be able to apply for a permanent resident ID card. Unless you are going to the Mainland due to objective reasons such as work arrangement or transfer from the Hong Kong head office, the Hong Kong government will handle it as appropriate. But if you have been living in the mainland instead of mainly in Hong Kong. Then you can't apply.

Reference materials

What are the pros and cons of immigrating to Hong Kong. Sina [cited on 2018-1-15]