(a) He/she has reached the age of 18 when applying to come to Hong Kong under this scheme;
(2) Its net assets in the two years before the application are not less than HK$ 6,543,800+million;
(c) investing in permitted investment assets of not less than HK$ 6,543,800+within six months before submitting the application to the Immigration Department or within six months after the application is approved in principle by the Immigration Department (except for investment in certificates of deposit, which must be made within six months after the application is approved in principle by the Immigration Department).
(d) It has no bad record in Hong Kong and its place of residence;
(e) Demonstrate the ability to support themselves and their dependants, and provide shelter without relying on any income, work income or public assistance from approved investment assets in Hong Kong.
2. Types of permitted investment assets
Investors are required to invest not less than HK$ 6,543,800+in one or two of the following approved asset classes:
I. Real estate (temporarily cancelled)
Two. Financial assets: investors can invest in one or more of the following financial assets:
(a) Stocks-Shares of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and traded in Hong Kong dollars.
(b) Bonds denominated in Hong Kong dollars include fixed-rate or floating-rate bills and convertible bonds issued or fully guaranteed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Exchange Fund, the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited, the MTR Corporation Limited, the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, the Airport Authority of Hong Kong and other designated corporations, institutions or bodies wholly or partially owned by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Or the company referred to in (a) above.
(c) Certificates of deposit-Hong Kong dollar certificates of deposit issued by authorized institutions prescribed in the Banking Ordinance. The certificate of deposit must be purchased not less than 12 months from the maturity date (in principle, the purchase date must be after the Immigration Bureau approves the investor participation plan). When these bills expire, they shall be replaced by certificates of deposit or other assets with a term of not less than 12 months).
(d) After debts-debts issued by authorized institutions under the Banking Ordinance and denominated in Hong Kong dollars.
Qualified collective investment plan
The Immigration Department may change the categories of approved investment assets listed above at any time without prior notice.