How do Chinese mainland residents work in Hong Kong?

There are three ways for Chinese mainland residents to come to work in Hong Kong: the Hong Kong Labour Importation Scheme, the Mainland Talents Admission Scheme, and arrangements for non-local graduates to stay/return to work in Hong Kong.

Applications for admission to Hong Kong for employment under the Admission of Mainland Talents Scheme may be considered for approval if they meet the following criteria:

1. Reject the application without security reasons, and the applicant has no known serious criminal record;

2. The applicant has a good educational background, usually referring to the relevant bachelor's degree, but under special circumstances, it is acceptable to have good technical qualifications, proven professional ability and/or documented relevant experience and achievements;

3. There are indeed vacancies in Hong Kong companies;

4. Applicants must have been truly employed, and the work they are engaged in must be related to their academic qualifications or work experience, and they cannot be easily employed by themselves;

5. Wages and benefits (including income, housing, medical care and other fringe benefits) should be basically the same as those of local professionals at that time.

Extended data:

1. Application Form for Hong Kong Professionals Admission Scheme (Form ID990A of Hong Kong Immigration Department)

2. A recent photo of the applicant (need to be posted on page 2 of the application form (ID990A))

3. A copy of the applicant's valid travel permit must contain personal data, date of issuance, expiration date or details of any visa that can be returned to the country of origin.

If the applicant is currently staying in the HKSAR, he/she must submit a photocopy of his/her valid travel document, which must contain his/her entry stamp/entry label/extension of stay label for his/her recent entry into the HKSAR. If China residents in the Mainland have not issued travel documents, they can submit copies of their China people's ID cards and Chinese resident ID cards.

4. A photocopy of the applicant's Hong Kong identity card.

5. Copy of education and relevant work experience.

6. Letter from the applicant's current work unit or relevant mainland authorities agreeing to work in Hong Kong? (ID990A, page 8)

References:

Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region-Admission of Mainland Talents Scheme