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The Government announced today (May 30) that the relaxed immigration policy governing the entry of dependants for residence in Hong Kong would take effect from June 1.
Under the policy announced on May 18, Mainland spouses and unmarried dependent children under the age of 18 of the following categories of persons will be allowed to apply to reside in Hong Kong as the dependants of their sponsors:
* persons admitted for employment, investment and training under the General Employment Policy;
* persons admitted under the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme;
* foreigners and overseas Chinese admitted under the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme;
* overseas Chinese admitted for employment; and
* overseas students admitted for studying in full-time undergraduate or post-graduate programmes in local degree-awarding institutions.
Application forms and guidance notes are obtainable free of charge from the Immigration Department Headquarters and branch offices. The information is also available from the department's website at www.immd.gov.hk. Applications can be made to the Immigration Department by post or through the local sponsor in Hong Kong. Enquiries can be made to the Immigration Department hotline 2824 6111.
Ends/Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Issued at HKT 16:16
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