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HK requires criminal record for talent scheme applicants
Published on: 2023-02-28
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A "clear criminal record" has become a mandatory document in the application of visas for future talent admission schemes in Hong Kong, the Immigration Department (ImmD) of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced on Sunday, after the visa issued to controversial scientist He Jiankui, convicted of illegal gene editing, was revoked.
 

Following the adjustment of the application procedures of the Top Talent Pass Scheme of February 22, the ImmD will adjust the entry application procedures for other talent admissions. Starting from Monday, applicants will be required to declare whether they have undergone any criminal convictions previously to their applications.
 

The other talent schemes include General Employment Policy, Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals, Technology Talent Admission Scheme, Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates and Admission Scheme for the Second Generation of Chinese Hong Kong Permanent Residents.
 

The ImmD said it has been assessing each application for visa/entry permits in a rigorous manner all along and it will adjust application procedures and the information required from time to time.
 

The criminal record requirement for the Top Talent Pass Scheme came after HKSAR issued a visa to He Jiankui and revoked it in less than one day for "false statements."
 

In 2018, He, then a genome-editing researcher at the Southern University of Science and Technology of China in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, claimed to have created the world's first genetically modified human being.
 

香港输入人才计划入境许可须申报有无刑事定罪记录

香港入境事务处26日宣布调整有关签证/进入许可申请的流程。继早前调整“高端人才通行证计划”的申请流程后,27日起调整其他输入人才计划的入境申请流程,申请人必须在申请时申报是否有刑事定罪记录。


涉及的输入人才计划包括“一般就业政策”“输入内地人才计划””科技人才入境计划”“非本地毕业生留港/回港就业安排”和“输入中国籍香港永久性居民第二代计划”。


入境事务处指,一直严格审批每宗签证/进入许可的申请,并会不时调整工作流程和检视申请所需的资料。

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