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Hong Kong drifters (Chinese: 港漂; pinyin: gǎng piào; Jyutping: gong2 piu1) are young, educated people who left mainland China to move to Hong Kong in search of a job and a place to live. They may experience difficulty assimilating into the culture of Hong Kong, which can vary from that of mainland China.
The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme ("QMAS") is a points-based immigration system in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. [1] [2] It was first announced in February 2006, and began accepting applications in June of the same year; by September 2023, more than 20000 people had been admitted to residence in Hong Kong under the scheme.
A 1996 draft PRC law banned People's Liberation Army–run businesses in Hong Kong, but loopholes allow them to operate while the profits are ploughed back into the military. [17] There are many PLA-run corporations in Hong Kong. The PLA also have sizeable land holdings in Hong Kong worth billions of dollars. [17]
Many political parties in Hong Kong are opposed to large-scale Chinese immigration citing its impact on freedom and locals resources, especially in primary schools, public housing and certain jobs. These parties include most of pro-democracy parties such as Neo Democrats, Hong Kong Indigenous and Youngspiration. Many pro-democracy parties have ...
Cover of the latest version of an HKSAR biometric passport. As of 2025, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 169 countries and territories, ranking the passport 17th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
The Liaison Office replaced the Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong office, the unofficial representative of the government of China in Hong Kong until the handover of Hong Kong, in 1997. Under the system " one institution with two names ," it also holds the alternative name of the Hong Kong Work Committee of the Central Committee of the Chinese ...
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Honours and Awards System. Created since the Handover of Hong Kong in 1997, the Hong Kong honours system is a community-wide honours for which civil servants with great contribution to the public will be nominated. Awardees will receive recognition and awards from the Chief Executive. [25]
Choi also said that Hong Kong students must learn about the history of China's socialist system, and must understand why it is suitable for China. [13] Choi later said that students must learn from Xi Jinping's speech on Hong Kong, and that the Education Bureau would hold sessions with school principals and teachers on the speech. [14]