Under the terms of the CIES, investors are entitled to sponsor immediate family members for residency alongside their own application.

The Capital Investment Entrant Scheme offers considerable flexibility within its list of approved investment instruments.

Hong Kong’s Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (CIES) was officially relaunched in March 2024 following a ten-year suspension. Originally halted in 2015 due to concerns about overheating the real estate market and misuse by non-genuine investors.