Hong Kong's investment immigration plan will be suspended from tomorrow. Will it affect the old investment immigrants?

65438+ 10/4 Leung Chun-ying, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, announced in his policy address that Hong Kong would suspend the implementation of the "Entry Scheme for Capital Investors" from 65438+ 10/5, mainly because Hong Kong lacked funds but talents. capital

In the past 65,438+065,438+0 years, 40,000 applications have been received for investors to enter the program. Of the more than 20,000 applications approved, the vast majority are China citizens with permanent residency in foreign countries. . As to whether the entry plan of capital investors will be resumed in the future, Li Dongguo said that about12,500 applications are still being processed, and it is estimated that it will take two to three years to process them. "We must process these applications first, and then we can further consider how to deal with them in the future." It is reported that the applications being processed will not be affected, and those who have invested HK$ 6,543,800 in the six months before the suspension of the plan and submitted their applications within six months after the completion of the investment will still be processed. According to the existing rules of the scheme, if the applicant has invested not less than HK$ 654.38+million in the permitted investment assets and submitted the application within six months after the investment, the application will be accepted. Applicants must meet other eligibility criteria of the scheme before they can enjoy this arrangement. Specifically, if the applicant submits an application after 65438+ 10/5, and there is no investment of HK$ 100000 in the previous six months, such an application will not be accepted. If applicants submit their applications after the suspension date, they will vote before.

If the capital contribution is less than HK$ 654.38+million, it is planned to continue to invest after the suspension. In this case, "any investment made on or after the suspension date, regardless of the amount, will not be accepted unless it has been approved in principle."

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