How to obtain permanent residency in Hong Kong?

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How to obtain permanent residency in Hong Kong?

A: Residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, referred to as Hong Kong residents for short, include permanent residents and non-permanent residents.

The permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are:

(1) China citizens born in Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

(2) China citizens who have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for more than seven consecutive years before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;

(3) Children of China nationality born outside Hongkong by the residents listed in items (1) and (2);

(4) Non-China nationals who entered Hong Kong with valid travel documents before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for more than seven consecutive years, and have taken Hong Kong as their permanent residence;

(5) Children under the age of 21 born in Hong Kong before or after the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region by the residents listed in item (4);

(6) Persons other than the residents listed in items (1) to (5) who only had the right of abode in Hong Kong before the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The above-mentioned residents enjoy the right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and are eligible to obtain permanent identity cards stating their right of abode in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Non-permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region refer to those who are eligible to obtain Hong Kong identity cards according to the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, but have no right of abode.