IMMD 年報 2023
 

Appendix 5 - Statistics on Visas / Entry Permits Issued


Visas / Entry Permits Issued 2021 2022 2023
Visas / Entry Permits under 'Top Talent Pass Scheme' [Note 1] - 875 49,737
Employment Visas / Entry Permits under 'General Employment Policy' 13,821 13,495 26,270
Employment Entry Permits under 'Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals' 9,065 11,768 19,757
Employment Visas / Entry Permits under 'Technology Talent Admission Scheme' 60 60 130
Visas / Entry Permits under 'Capital Investment Entrant Scheme' [Note 2] 7 0 5
Successful cases selected under 'Quality Migrant Admission Scheme' [Note 3] 2,004 2,845 12,969
Visas / Entry Permits under 'Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates' [Note 4] 7,259 10,391 26,089
Visas under 'Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents' 39 56 97
Employment Visas / Entry Permits under the 'Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes' [Note 5] - - 791
Employment Visas / Entry Permits under the 'Sector-speific Labour Importation Schemes' [Note 6] - - 2,689
Employment Visas / Entry Permits under the 'Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme' [Note 7] 5,781 7,961 5,380
Employment Visas for foreign domestic helpers 58,152 66,983 86,261
Visas under 'Working Holiday Scheme' 715 489 811
Student Visas / Entry Permits Mainland Residents 37,087 40,161 54,453
Non-Mainland Residents 6,645 6,660 7,626
Dependant Visas / Entry Permits 21,219 28,255 114,937
Visit Visas for foreigners 423 7,434 54,351
Taiwan Visit Permits 3 7 25
Pre-arrival Registration for Taiwan Residents 994 12,389 278,761
Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals 1,589 17,625 193,777
HKSAR Travel Passes 7 34 134
APEC Business Travel Cards 4,216 7,381 23,024
Extension of Stay for visitors and non-permanent residents 611,283 635,104 314,240

Remark(s):

Note 1: The 'Top Talent Pass Scheme' has been implemented since 28 December 2022.
Note 2: The 'Capital Investment Entrant Scheme' has been suspended since 15 January 2015.  All applications under the scheme have been finalised in October 2023.
Note 3: The figures refer to the number of successful cases selected by the Advisory Committee on Admission of Quality Migrants and Professionals.
Note 4: The 'Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates' has been expanded to include graduates from the GBA campuses of Hong Kong universities since 28 December 2022.
Note 5: The 'Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes' has been implemented since 19 June 2023.
Note 6: The 'Sector-specific Labour Importation Schemes' have been implemented since 17 July 2023.
Note 7: The 'Supplementary Labour Scheme' was enhanced and renamed as the 'Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme' since 4 September 2023.