Worldway Immigration Comprehensive Report: The Hong Kong government raised the threshold for the "Capital Investment Entrant Scheme" to HK$10 million in October 2010. It has been over four years since then, and the industry generally expects the "Capital Investment Entrant Scheme" to undergo policy changes in January 2015, at which time the Chief Executive will announce the new policy in the Policy Address. Recently, several Hong Kong media outlets reported that many mainlanders are concerned that the upcoming Policy Address will announce a further increase in the relevant threshold, triggering a large number of mainlanders to rush to "catch the last train."
As of September 30, 2014, the Immigration Department had received a cumulative total of 40,392 applications, 90% of which were from mainland applicants. According to data from the Immigration Department obtained by the Worldway Hong Kong Customer Service Center, the number of investment immigration applications received in recent months has been excessive. Due to the time required for processing, a significant backlog has formed, putting considerable pressure on the relevant functional departments and noticeably lengthening the processing cycle for submitted applications. It cannot be ruled out that the surge in relevant applications is due to herd mentality, "perhaps they are worried that the Policy Address next month will announce an adjustment to the investment immigration threshold, so they are rushing to catch the last train." The number of cases processed in the fourth quarter of this year may be even higher than in the same period last year.
Worldway experts point out that in addition to the "last train" factor, children born to non-permanent resident parents are another incentive stimulating Hong Kong investment immigration applications. "Many mainland parents hope their children can become Hong Kong residents and receive a Hong Kong education, but there are currently no normal channels to give birth in Hong Kong, so they choose investment immigration to obtain residency."
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