John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), delivers his second policy address to the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo), in south China's Hong Kong, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)
HONG KONG, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will relax relevant visa policy to attract talents from Vietnam, Laos and Nepal, HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee said Wednesday.
Starting Wednesday, the HKSAR will relax the visa policy in respect of employment for Vietnamese talents and the criteria for Vietnamese applying for "multiple-entry visas" for business and travel, Lee said while delivering his second policy address to the HKSAR Legislative Council.
The HKSAR will also relax the visa policy for Lao and Nepali talents for employment, training and study in University Grants Committee-funded institutions, he said.
The HKSAR will implement a capital investment entrant scheme, under which eligible investors who make investments of 30 million Hong Kong dollars or above in assets such as stocks, funds, bonds can apply for entry into Hong Kong, he said. ■
John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), speaks at a press conference, in south China's Hong Kong, Oct. 25, 2023. Lee delivered his second policy address to the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo) in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), attends a press conference, in south China's Hong Kong, Oct. 25, 2023. Lee delivered his second policy address to the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo) in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), speaks at a press conference, in south China's Hong Kong, Oct. 25, 2023. Lee delivered his second policy address to the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo) in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
John Lee (L, front), chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), delivers his second policy address to the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo), in south China's Hong Kong, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)
John Lee, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), delivers his second policy address to the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo), in south China's Hong Kong, Oct. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)
