
//Willis Fu Yiu-wai, immigration director of Hong Kong-based consultants Goldmax Associates, said the new scheme seemed less attractive than ones offered overseas.
“A similar programme in the United States allows individuals to get a green card in three to five years by investing a smaller amount and staying for a shorter period of time, compared with Hong Kong’s scheme,” Fu said. It will take applicants under the city’s scheme seven years to become a permanent resident.//