Capital Entrant Investment Scheme – Overseas Clients

The Government have implemented a new Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (new CIES) in March 2024. Briefly, an applicant must make an investment in Permissible assets of not less than HK$30 million (minimum HK$27 million on financial assets and/or non-residential/residential real estate and HK$3 million into a new CIES IP, which will make investment on companies/projects which support the development of innovation and technology industries and other strategic industries that are beneficial to the long term development of Hong Kong’s economy). Applicant must be aged 18 or above. Foreign nationals, Chinese nationals who have obtained permanent resident status in foreign country, Macau residents and Chinese residents of Taiwan can apply. With effect from 1 March 2025, there is an Enhancement to Net Asset Requirement, which allows the Applicant to take into account the respective portion of Net assets absolutely beneficially entitled to the Applicant in the jointly-owned assets with family member(s). The Applicant can also hold his investment in a private company.