November 2025

1 change logged for long stay in Asia. 1 loosened. Every item is in The Wire with a source you can open and the date it was checked.

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2025-11-01 Hong Kong Loosened

Quality Migrant Admission Scheme rewritten, points pass mark and quota removed

The 245 point system with an 80 point pass mark was replaced by a twelve criterion assessment where applicants meet at least six. The annual quota was removed, and an Assessment Panel chaired by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare now reviews cases.

Linked to the authority notice, not the legal instrument.

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