Appendix 5 - Statistics on Visas/Entry Permits Issued

Visas / Entry Permits Issued		2015	2016	2017
Employment Visas under ‘General Employment Policy’		34,403	35,997	39,952
Employment Visas under ‘Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals’		9,229	10,404	12,381
Entry Visas under ‘Capital Investment Entrant Scheme’^		2,739	2,667	2,640
Quotas Allotted under ‘Quality Migrant Admission Scheme’		208	273	411
Visas under ‘Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates’		10,269	9,289	9,331
Visas under ‘Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents’*		108	127	80
Employment Visas under ‘Supplementary Labour Scheme’		3,852	3,545	3,982
Employment Visas for foreign domestic helpers		97,936	95,544	95,358
Entry Visas under ‘Working Holiday Scheme’		1,656	2,033	1,812
Student Visas	Mainland Residents	18,528	18,887	21,545
	Non-Mainland Residents	10,047	10,383	11,103
Dependant Visas		26,488	26,266	28,805
Visit Visas for foreigners		60,515	62,354	63,948
Taiwan Visit Permits		379	205	118
Pre-arrival Registration for Taiwan Residents		458,523	488,930	480,725
Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals#		-	2,170	326,808
HKSAR Travel Passes		354	326	308
APEC Business Travel Cards		9,238	10,852	12,091
Extension of Stay for visitors and temporary residents		304,174	306,803	305,329
Re-entry Visas		473	407	407

^ ‘Capital Investment Entrant Scheme’ has been suspended since 15 January 2015.

* ‘Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents’ was implemented on 4 May 2015.

# While online Pre-arrival Registration for Indian Nationals platform was opened on 19 December 2016, the relevant arrangement was implemented on 23 January 2017.