cies.hk — Hong Kong's New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme

cies.hk is an independently run Hong Kong information site edited by New CIES Reference Editorial. It covers one subject: how the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, open for applications since 1 March 2024, works, which rules govern it and where applications go wrong. The scope includes eligibility and the HK$30 million net-asset test, permissible asset classes and the HK$27 million plus HK$3 million allocation, the amendments of October 2024, March 2025, September 2025 and March 2026, portfolio maintenance and anniversary submissions over seven years, limits of stay, extensions, permanent residence and unconditional stay, dependants, Hong Kong tax and tax residence, the interface with insurance and wealth planning, process and fees, common refusal reasons and compliance notes for Mainland-born applicants.

The site does not recommend products of any bank, broker or insurer, give investment advice, cover family-office tax planning in detail, describe investor programmes of other jurisdictions or handle applications. Sources are limited to publicly verifiable documents: the Scheme Rules, guidebook, FAQs and press releases on the official New CIES website of Invest Hong Kong, the Immigration Department's scheme pages and fee notices, Inland Revenue Department and GovHK tax pages, government press releases and Legislative Council papers. Every page carries an update date and sources; figures carry currency, date and origin, and where a figure cannot be verified the page describes the mechanism and defers to the latest official document.

The site is not an immigration consultant, law firm, licensed insurance intermediary, bank or securities firm. Nothing here is immigration, legal, tax or investment advice; no approval or tax outcome is promised; nothing is sold; no referrals are made; and no sales or promotion is carried on in Mainland China. Corrections and additional material can be sent through the site's message form.

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New CIES Reference Editorial — New CIES Reference Editorial is an independent Hong Kong information desk. It documents the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme: eligibility and the net-asset test, permissible investment assets and the HK$30 million allocation, portfolio maintenance, limits of stay and the seven-year route to permanent residence, dependants and tax. Every page cites dated, publicly verifiable documents from Invest Hong Kong, the Immigration Department, the Inland Revenue Department and government press releases; the desk gives no immigration or legal advice, sells nothing and makes no referrals.

This site is run by New CIES Reference Editorial, an independent insurance information site providing general education and comparison. It is not an insurer, licensed insurance intermediary or bank, sells no insurance product and accepts no application. Content has not been reviewed, approved or endorsed by the Insurance Authority (IA). For applications, quotations and policy servicing, consult a Hong Kong insurer or licensed insurance intermediary.

Regulators and industry bodies cited on this site

Our material relies on regulations, guidelines and statistics published by the bodies below, cited page by page with dates. This site has no affiliation with, authorisation from, or endorsement by any of them.

Editorial principles

  1. We compile only public material from insurers, banks, regulators and official statistics, citing source and date per item; where the source is silent, we do not infer.
  2. We separate guaranteed from non-guaranteed, fact from opinion, regulation from practice; illustrations, back-tests and past performance do not indicate future results.
  3. We do not recommend products or promise returns, approvals or tax outcomes; personalised advice is the responsibility of licensed or exempt institutions and their appointed representatives.
  4. Cross-border content states the applicable jurisdiction; readers should obtain advice in their own jurisdiction.
  5. If you spot an error or outdated figure, tell us via the contact page; corrections are dated.

Editorial policy

Every article follows one process: define a single question, consult public documents from regulators, insurers and official statistics and record each source with its date, then have a second editor cross-check figures, terminology and the version of the rules cited. Pages are dated when updated. Guaranteed and non-guaranteed items, and facts and opinions, are labelled separately; nothing is inferred where sources are silent.