Source document
LCQ12: Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (written reply, 16 April 2008)
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 8 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
LegCo written reply of 16 April 2008: the 1,114 Chinese nationals with overseas permanent residence granted formal approval are cumulative from Oct 2003 to 31 Dec 2007; 244 approvals-in-principle as at 31 Dec 2007; breakdown of the 1,114 by country of permanent residence (22 countries); no breakdown kept for the 244. All 24 numbers were already recorded and re-checked; the 22 countries add up to 1,114. Nothing added.
What it supports
24 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Numbers (24)
- Approvals-in-principle outstanding (stock)Category: Chinese national overseas pr244 applications2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr1,114 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: The Gambia414 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Canada208 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: New Zealand126 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Nauru75 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Australia62 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Philippines61 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Niger58 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Guinea-Bissau42 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: United States35 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Singapore11 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Kiribati5 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: United Kingdom3 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Japan3 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Thailand3 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Brazil1 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Costa Rica1 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: France1 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Hungary1 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Madagascar1 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Mali1 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Malta1 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
- Main applicants approvedCategory: Chinese national overseas pr · Residence: Poland1 persons2003-10/2007-12-31 · Hong Kong Government 2008Final figureHong Kong · Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES)
About the document
What it covers Formal approvals of Chinese nationals with permanent residence overseas, Oct 2003 to 31 Dec 2007, by country of permanent residence; approvals-in-principle outstanding at 31 Dec 2007.
Source id hkg-legco-lcq12-cies-2008 · accessed 2 Oct 2026