Source document
Capital Investment Entrant Scheme to be Implemented in October (press release, 30 September 2003)
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 9 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Government press release of 30 Sept 2003: the CIES will accept applications from 27 Oct 2003; HK$6.5 million minimum in real estate and/or specified financial assets; eligible groups (not Mainland residents); six-month investment windows; portfolio maintenance (no top-up if value falls); dependants; right of abode after seven years. No statistics. The rule row and the launch event were already recorded. Nothing added. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
What it supports
7 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Programmes (1)
Rules and prices (5)
- Investment in property or financial assetsmain applicant (with spouse and children under 18)HKD 6,500,00027 Oct 2003 – 13 Oct 2010 · Hong Kong Government 2003Hong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Time to make the investmentperiod after approval-in-principle within which the required investment may be made6 monthsSince 27 Oct 2003 · Hong Kong Government 2003Hong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Window before applying in which an investment countsperiod before lodging an application within which the required investment may be made and counted6 monthsSince 27 Oct 2003 · Hong Kong Government 2003Hong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Time before eligible for permanent residencecontinuous ordinary residence before entrants and dependants may apply for the right of abode7 yearsSince 27 Oct 2003 · Hong Kong Government 2003Hong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Maximum age of a dependent childunmarried dependent children (under 18) who may come as dependants18 yearsSince 27 Oct 2003 · Hong Kong Government 2003Hong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
About the document
What it covers Launch date (27 Oct 2003), HK$6.5 million threshold, eligible groups, asset classes, portfolio rules, 7-year route to right of abode.
Source id hkg-isd-pr-cies-launch-2003 · accessed 2 Oct 2026