Immigration Law in Hong Kong  

Date:

A4 - 12 April 2012 (Thursday)

S5 - 27 September 2012 (Thursday)

Time:

9:30am – 12:45pm

Speaker:

Alex Lau, Associate Professor Dept of Accountancy & Law, Hong Kong Baptist University; Consultant, Haldanes;     Member, Guidance Committee, Law Society of Hong Kong   Examiner, Head V, Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination; Visiting Scholar, Oxford, Washington and Peking University

Another speaker to be announced

Venue: 

will be confirmed around 3 days prior to the event date

CPD/CPT Points:

3               Fee : HK$1,400

Non-Core CPD Points:

1               Fee : HK$1,400

Package Cost:

9K for 15 staff

Level of Study :

Language:

Intermediate

English

Presenter: Professor Lau is admitted in Hong Kong, England and Wales, Australia (ACT, Northern Territories, Tasmania and the High Court of Australia) and Singapore. He holds law degrees and diplomas from the City of London Polytechnic, The University of Hong Kong, University College London, Southern Methodist University, Peking University and Harvard University. He has been practising law in HK for 18 years. His previous firms include Johnson, Stokes & Master; Gallant Y. T. Ho & Co.; Baker & McKenzie; and Linklaters (London Office). Mr. Lau joined So, Keung, Yip & Sin as a part-time Consultant in September 1995. He provides legal advice on emigration to the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Singapore; as well as immigration to Hong Kong. At the same time, he joined the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) as a full-time Assistant Professor of Law. Below are some of his recent achievements:

Course Objective: This seminar covers all the residence visas in HK offered to professionals and business executives. It will draw on the speaker's 18 years' experience in practising immigration law. Interesting cases and procedures will be covered, especially those whose law is impossible to locate from the Immigration Ordinance.

Highlights: 

-  Presenter’s Short Resume

-  Recent Publications

- Pembroke College News on Changing PRC Company Law

www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/news/Index.php?articleId=13&archive=1&archiveYear=2007

- Peking University Letter on Changing PRC Company Law (with English translation)

- An Overview of the Hong Kong Immigration System

1. A Question to avoid: Can I apply for this visa?

    When in doubt, ask: enquiry@immd.gov.hk

2. Sources

a. Basic Law Art 24 ‘Permanent Resident’: Nothing on visa requirements.

b. Immigration Ordinance – unhelpful

c. Confidential internal guidelines

How did I find out?

d. NPCSC Explanation 15 May 1996

Dual Nationality Issue of Undersecretaries and Political Assistants, May 2008

3. Types of Visas

a. Employment (www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/ID(E)991.pdf)

b. Investment (www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/ID(E)1000.pdf)

c. Capital Investment (www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/id(e)968.pdf)

d. Quality Migrants Admission Scheme(www.immd.gov.hk/pdforms/id(e)982.pdf)

e. Dependent (www.immd.gov.hkpdforms/ID(E)998.pdf)

f. Student

g. Tourist

4. Special Arrangements for Mainland Residents

a. Employment:

b. Investment:

c. Capital Investment:

5. Offshore Application-to HKID, not Chinese overseas embassies

6. Change of Status Application-why change?

7. Change of Employment

8. Permanent Residence

9. PR not equal to Chinese nationality

10. Fees HK$160 each applicant upon approval (free if rejected)

11. Legal Representation: Contingency fees ok (s. 64 LPO)

12. Documentation

13. Processing time: 8-12 weeks after all documents submitted

14. Q & A