Government announces details of new Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (press release, 19 December 2023)

Government press release of 19 Dec 2023: details of the New CIES (eligible groups aged 18+, HK$30m net assets over two years, HK$30m investment: HK$27m in financial assets and non-residential real estate plus HK$3m in the CIES Investment Portfolio; dependants; stay periods; permanent residence after seven years or unconditional stay; planned stamp-duty suspension for residential purchases; InvestHK/ImmD roles; launch planned for mid-2024). No statistics. The approval event is already recorded from the FSTB brief. Added: four rule rows from this source. The annex listing permissible assets is a separate attachment not in the stored file.