Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Hong Kong Lowers Investor Visa Threshold to Revitalize Real Estate
Hong Kong is making it easier for wealthy investors to buy property and live there.
The government reduced the minimum amount of money needed to invest in real estate to get a special visa.
Now, people can invest HK$30 million instead of HK$50 million in properties.
Investors can also invest in stocks and bonds, but there's a cap of HK$10 million on residential property.
This is to help Hong Kong's property market and economy.
Hong Kong lowered the minimum property investment for its investor visa program.
The new threshold for home purchases is HK$30 million.
The previous threshold was HK$50 million.
Applicants must invest HK$30 million in a portfolio.
The initiative aims to stimulate the luxury real estate sector.
- Who
- Hong Kong CEO John Lee
- What
- Lowered the minimum property investment for investor visas
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Why
- To stimulate the city’s luxury real estate sector
- Initiative
- Lowered investment threshold for investor visa program
- Minimum Investment
- HK$30 million
- Residential Property Investment
- HK$30 million
- Previous Threshold
- HK$50 million
- Cap on Property Investment
- HK$10 million
- Applicants (as of April)
- 1,257
- Applications Approved (as of April)
- 512
- Total Investment Expected
- HK$37 billion
