Hong Kong talent schemes 2024-2025: the official numbers
Source: HK Immigration Department 2025 year-in-review annex (official values, retrieved 2026-11-06). Every figure on this page is computed from our structured dataset and reproducible.
2025 new applications
200,172
2025 approved
175,689
TTPS approval rate
88.2%
QMAS approval rate
38.0%
| Scheme | 2025 apps | 2025 approved | 2025 rate | 2024 apps | 2024 rate | Apps YoY | 2025 volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 高端人才通行证计划（高才通计划） TTPS | 35,705 | 31,508 | 88.2% | 51,223 | 80.2% | -30% | |
| Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS) QMAS | 18,707 | 7,101 | 38.0% | 63,471 | 18.7% | -71% | |
| 非本地毕业生留港／回港就业安排 IANG | 28,710 | 27,630 | 96.2% | 26,973 | 94.5% | +6% | |
| General Employment Policy (GEP) GEP | 33,479 | 31,278 | 93.4% | 37,448 | 93.6% | -11% | |
| Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP) MTP | 30,546 | 26,714 | 87.5% | 28,398 | 89.2% | +8% | |
| Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS) TTAS | 178 | 161 | 90.5% | 138 | 85.5% | +29% | |
| Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese HK Permanent Residents SGC | 129 | 68 | 52.7% | 138 | 58.0% | -7% | |
| Supplementary Labour Scheme (Optimised) ESLS | 41,454 | 40,694 | 98.2% | 19,416 | 91.8% | +114% | |
| Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes SSIC | 4,300 | 4,021 | 93.5% | 5,286 | 96.7% | -19% | |
| Sector-specific Labour Importation Scheme SLIS | 6,964 | 6,514 | 93.5% | 12,315 | 99.5% | -43% |
Three key readings
- TTPS shrank but sharpened: applications fell from 51,223 (2024) to 35,705 (-30%) while the approval rate rose from 80.2% to 88.2%.
- QMAS approval rate doubled: 63,471 applications yielded 11,848 approvals in 2024 (18.7%); 2025's 18,707 yielded 7,101 (38.0%).
- IANG is the steadiest channel: 27,630 of 28,710 applications approved in 2025 — a 96.2% rate, the highest of all schemes.
Extensions of stay (2025)
TTPS saw its first large extension wave in 2025: 22,128 applications, 19,205 approved. The first TTPS visas began expiring in December 2024.
| Scheme | Applications | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| 高端人才通行证计划（高才通计划） | 22,128 | 19,205 |
| General Employment Policy (GEP) | 13,604 | 13,429 |
| Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (ASMTP) | 13,120 | 12,267 |
| 非本地毕业生留港／回港就业安排 | 12,252 | 11,558 |
| Quality Migrant Admission Scheme (QMAS) | 9,906 | 9,639 |
| Supplementary Labour Scheme (Optimised) | 1,267 | 1,207 |
| Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes | 1,199 | 1,225 |
| Sector-specific Labour Importation Scheme | 799 | 754 |
| Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS) | 83 | 80 |
| Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese HK Permanent Residents | 54 | 43 |
| 新资本投资者入境计划（注四） | 1 | 1 |
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Source: HK Immigration Department 2025 year-in-review (retrieved 2026-11-06) · Related: 2026 exchange listing cost landscape →