On January 7, the Hong Kong government announced measures to optimize the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES), including relaxing regulations on net asset review and calculation, and allowing investments made by applicants through wholly-owned eligible private companies to be counted toward the eligible investment amount. This policy will take effect on March 1, 2025. The specific optimization measures are as follows:
• Applicants only need to prove that they have had absolute beneficial ownership of no less than HK$30 million in market value throughout the six-month period prior to submitting the application.
• For net assets jointly owned by the applicant and family members, the share absolutely and beneficially owned by the applicant will also be considered.
New Investment Holding Method:
In addition to the current holding methods, applicants may also hold investments through a wholly-owned private company, creating synergy between the new scheme and the establishment of family offices in Hong Kong. The private company must meet the following conditions throughout the six-month period prior to the applicant submitting the application for investment requirement review:
• Incorporated or registered in Hong Kong
• Wholly owned by the applicant/investor
• Holds only permissible investment assets
• Must be a family investment holding vehicle (FIHV) or a family-specific purpose entity under an FIHV, where the FIHV must have at least two full-time employees in Hong Kong to conduct its activities and must incur at least HK$2 million in operating expenses in Hong Kong annually
• Managed by a qualified single family office of the applicant/investor's family, which manages the total net asset value of the family's FIHV as specified in Schedule 16C of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, amounting to no less than HK$240 million.
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