Mainland China Revises Criteria for Settling in Hong Kong and Macau

Mainland China revises criteria for settling in Hong Kong, Macau

Mainland Chinese immigration authorities are standardising their assessment regime for approving residents to settle in Hong Kong and Macau by replacing the previous points-based system with unified criteria, offering applicants more certainty. The National Immigration Administration announced the new criteria on Tuesday and said it would take effect the following day. The current system calculates points based on factors such as how old an applicant is, the age of their parents or how many d...

By Leopold Chen