Hong Kong allows immigrants to use Bitcoin, Ether to prove net worth for Investment VisaHong Kong now allows applicants for its New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme to use BTC and ETH to prove their net worth, requiring a valu...
12 Feb, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
India issues advisory for nationals visiting Hong Kong urging for Pre-Arrival RegistrationThe Consulate General of India in Hong Kong has issued an advisory for Indian nationals planning short visits, less than 14 days, to the re...
21 Mar, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
Hong Kong's new Investment Entrant Scheme sparks global investor interestHong Kong launched the new Capital Investment Entrant Scheme on March 1, requiring applicants to invest at least HK$30 million in permissib...
05 Mar, 2024, 12.00 PM IST
Hong Kong makes pre-arrival registration mandatory for Indian travellersUpon successful registration, travelers will receive a computer-generated notification slip. This slip must be printed on A4-sized paper an...
09 Nov, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
China tells foreign consulates in Hong Kong to submit personal data of local staffChina's Foreign Ministry has requested all foreign consulates in Hong Kong to provide personal details of their locally employed staff, inc...
19 Sep, 2023, 11.32 PM IST
Hong Kong plans to ease immigration rules in a bid to recruit 27,000 foreign workersThe new plan includes recruitment quotas for as many as 12,000 foreign workers in construction, said Secretary for Development Bernadette L...
13 Jun, 2023, 04.42 PM IST
Hong Kong to give away 500,000 air tickets to revive tourismThe government is seeking to revive the economy and repair Hong Kong’s global image which was damaged by often-violent protests in 2019, th...
02 Feb, 2023, 06.46 PM IST
Hong Kong cuts property tax, eases visa rules to attract talentLee’s visa plan, meanwhile, included a program for people who bring in at least HK$2.5 million ($318,480) annually. Recent graduates of the...
19 Oct, 2022, 11.02 AM IST
Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from India, eight other countries in AprilHong Kong will resume international flights from nine countries including the United States and Britain in April, city leader Carrie Lam sa...
22 Mar, 2022, 02.40 AM IST
Hong Kong sees rush to renew UK passports as fears for future growBeijing's push to impose national security laws in the former British colony has stoked worry about its future and prompted Britain to offe...
02 Jun, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
After China's security law, Hong Kongers hit panic button; big spike in immigration inquiriesImmigration consultants have fielded hundreds of new calls since China's legislature - the National People's Congress (NPC) - unveiled the ...
31 May, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
Mumbai Airport Scans Passengers from China, Hong KongA team is “conducting universal thermal screening for all passengers of flights coming directly from China and Hongkong. For other internat...
31 Jan, 2020, 10.18 PM IST
Visa, immigration system should not create additional hurdles: GovtIndia has conveyed to Hong Kong that it is important that visa and immigration system help people-to-people exchanges after it scrapped vis...
08 Feb, 2017, 07.24 PM IST
Hong Kong withdraws visa-free facility for IndiansA Pre-Arrival Registration is normally valid for a six month period or until the expiry date of the Indian passport linked to it, whichever...
21 Jan, 2017, 05.00 PM IST
Hong Kong raises with India 'abuse' of non-refoulement policyThe delegation also communicated with relevant Indian authorities on intelligence and liaison on law enforcement to tackle any possible act...
23 Dec, 2015, 09.45 PM IST
Home ministry suspends immigration officer for lewd and offensive remarks to a Bengaluru womanImmigration assistant Vinod Kumar has been placed under suspension and departmental disciplinary proceedings have been initiated.
28 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Court discharges convict who served jail term in Hong Kong
A man deported from Hong Kong three years ago for using forged travel documents has been discharged by a Delhi court which said he had alre...
23 Apr, 2008, 02.15 PM IST