Admission of talents and professionals



DateContextSummary of developmentAction
14.3.01 SE The Administration submitted a paper and briefed the Panel on the Admission of Mainland Professionals Scheme. [Paper]
11.3.03 - The Administration issued a Legislative Council (LegCo) Brief on the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP), a new scheme to replace the Admission of Talents Scheme and the Admission of Mainland Professionals Scheme which were launched respectively in 1999 and 2001. [Paper]
4.4.03 SE,MP The Panel on Security and the Panel on Manpower held a joint meeting to discuss ASMTP before its implementation. [Paper]
24.11.04 CQ Hon LI Fung-ying raised a question on the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals. [Hansard "page 84"]
18.5.05 CQ Hon Audrey EU raised a question on expatriates working in Hong Kong. [Hansard "page 21"]
2.06 - The Administration issued a LegCo Brief on the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS), a new scheme under which talented people would be allowed to take up residence in Hong Kong without having to secure a local job offer first. [Paper]
7.3.06 SE The Administration briefed the Panel on its plan to introduce QMAS. [Paper]
1.08 - The Administration issued a LegCo Brief announcing the results of its review on QMAS. [Paper]
19.2.08 SE The Panel was briefed on the revised QMAS.

The Panel noted a background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat on the QMAS. [Paper]

The Administration provided the Panel in July 2008 with a supplementary information paper on QMAS. [Paper]

16.4.08 CQ Hon James TO raised a question on admission schemes for Mainland people. [Hansard "page 22"]
2.12.08 SE The Administration consulted the Panel on a recommendation of the Commission on Strategic Development to streamline the admission arrangements for the employment of talent and professionals. [Paper]

The Panel noted a background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat on the admission of talents and professionals. [Paper]

3.3.10 CQ Dr Hon David LI raised a question on Capital Investment Entrant Scheme and Quality Migrant Admission Scheme. [Hansard "page 96"]
1.6.11 CQ Hon IP Kwok-him raised a question on Quality Migrant Admission Scheme. [Hansard "page 85"]


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