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Visa policy brings in more foreigners on short-term jobs and HK$20,000 salaries

One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, once - no second voice in this corpus.
All 1 reports on Sat, 29 August 2026

What it is about

Mainland Chinese residentsImmigration DepartmentHong Kong

Who published it, and when

How it spread - 1 original report

  1. Sat, 29 August 2026

    1 report
    • South China Morning Post01:00first to report

      About 80 per cent of the foreign nationals granted working visas under Hong Kong’s General Employment Policy (GEP) last year were hired on short-term contracts, while nearly half of successful applicants earned less than HK$20,000 (US$2,564) a month. According to the latest Immigration Department data, 31,278 GEP working visas for foreigners were approved last year. Mainland Chinese residents cannot apply to the scheme. While the figure marked the second consecutive year the scheme had...

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