Passengers at a ticket checkpoint at West Kowloon station in Hong Kong (China) on January 15, 2023. (Photo: VNA) In his response to questions from some members at a meeting of the Legislative Council on March 20, Chris Tang said Hong Kong has received 42 visa applicationsfrom Vietnamese skilled workers, of which 31 have been approved.
Ina policy report announced by John Lee, ChiefExecutive of the HKSAR in October last year, Hong Kong relaxed visa rules for Vietnamese visiting to Hong Kong for tourism or businesspurposes (multiple-entry visa).
As of lateFebruary this year, Hong Kong received 493 multiple-entry tourist visaapplications, with 490 of which having been approved.
After the new visa policy was implemented, theaverage monthly approval of multiple-entry visas for Vietnamese nationals increasedapproximately six-fold compared to 2019. Multiple-entry visas typically have amaximum validity period of two years, with each stay in Hong Kong not exceeding14 days.
Before October 25 last year, skilled workers from Vietnam could only apply visato Hong Kong through the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates(IANG). With the relaxed visa policy, Vietnamese talents can now apply for jobsin Hong Kong through other talent admission schemes, including the General Employment Policy (GEP) Visa and the Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese HongKong Permanent Residents (ASSG) Visa./.
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