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HONG Kong is commencing a programme in 2024 that will grant
residency to anyone who invests HK$30 million (US$ 3.83 million) into the city as it increases the efforts to revive its position as a financial centre and strengthen revenue.
The programme that was stated to start in the middle of next year would include mandatory HK$3 million investment into a portfolio run by Hong Kong Investment to support local technology and innovation. Other eligible assets include stocks, debts and funds. Industrial and commercial real estate are capped at HK$10 million. Residential real estate is excluded.
The move is expected to bring in HK$120 billion for Hong Kong annually, Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury Christopher Hui said on Tuesday, 19th of December.
Hui added that he estimates 4,000 people could participate each year.
It is the latest move to attract talent and capital as the city is facing fierce competition from peers including Singapore. In addition to population outflow amid political clampdowns, Hong Kong is also seeing dwindling revenue from land sales due to a slump in the property market.
The programme was earlier announced by Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee’s policy address in October as the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme.
The scheme was previously implemented in 2003 to stimulate economic growth, before being halted in 2015. The relaunch underscores how the years-long COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic slowdown are prompting the government to seek new avenues of growth.
•Modified from Bloomberg News
香港將向投資額達 3,000 萬港元（383 萬美元）的投資者授予居住權
香港將於 2024 年啟動一項計劃，向任何向香港投資 3,000 萬港元（383 萬美元）的人授予居住權，以加大力度重振其金融中心地位並增強收入。
該計劃據稱將於明年年中啟動，其中包括向香港投資公司運營的投資組合強制投資 300 萬港元，以支持本地技術和創新。 其他合格資產包括股票、債務和基金。 工業及商業不動產上限為1000萬港元。 住宅房地產不包括在內。
財經事務及庫務局局長許正宇 (Christopher Hui) 於 12 月 19 日星期二表示，此舉預計將為香港每年帶來 1,200 億港元的收入。
Hui 補充說，他估計每年有 4,000 人可以參加。
這是該市吸引人才和資本的最新舉措，因為該市正面臨來自新加坡等同行的激烈競爭。 除了政治打壓導致人口外流外，香港的土地銷售收入也因房地產市場低迷而減少。
香港行政長官李家超早前在 10 月的施政報告中宣布該計劃為「資本投資者入境計劃」。
該計劃先前於2003 年實施，旨在刺激經濟成長，後於2015 年停止。這次重新啟動凸顯了長達數年的COVID-19 大流行和隨之而來的經濟放緩如何促使政府尋求新的成長途徑。
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