Can mainlanders stay permanently when buying a house in Hong Kong and Macao?

If you want to settle in Hong Kong, you can invest in immigration, that is, you can settle in Hong Kong if your investment reaches a certain standard. Buying a house is also an investment.

You need to provide proof of income for six months (must be in the bank), and the income is twice the repayment ability.

When mainlanders buy a house in Hong Kong, apart from shops and office buildings for commercial purposes, they have to pay an extra stamp duty of 15% for ordinary houses.

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Settlement requirements:

1. When you apply to come to Hong Kong under this plan, you have reached the age of 18.

2. In the two years before the application, it has continuously owned a net asset of not less than HK$ 654,380,000.

3. Invest in permitted investment assets of not less than HK$ 6,543,800,000 within six months before submitting the application to the Immigration Department and within six months after the application is approved in principle by the Immigration Department (except for deposit certificate investment, it must be made within six months after the application is approved in principle by the Immigration Department).

4. No bad record in Hong Kong and its place of residence.

5. Be able to prove that you have the ability to support yourself and your dependents and provide shelter without relying on any income, work income or public assistance brought by investment assets allowed by Hong Kong.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Hong Kong Investment Immigration Policy