Hong Kong to introduce new visa for short-term training programmes
New visa category aims to attract international talent for training lasting less than 12 months
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Hong Kong plans to launch a new visa in early 2025 for international talent participating in short-term, government-recognized training programmes lasting under 12 months, aiming to establish the city as a regional training hub.
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Why It Matters
The government is implementing new measures to attract international talent to Hong Kong.
A new visa intended to attract international talent to participate in short-term training programmes in Hong Kong could become available as early as the first quarter of next year, the South China Morning Post has learned.
They and the new visa category were among a spate of new talent-trawling measures unveiled on Wednesday, with the latter to allow non-locals to take part in government-recognised training programmes lasting less than 12 months.
“It will advance Hong Kong’s development into a regional training hub,” an insider said.
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Visa category launch
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What are the specific eligibility criteria for the training programmes?
- Which government body will oversee the recognition of these programmes?
