HONG KONG POINT SYSTEM

General Points Test

	Factors	Points
1	Age (Maximum 30 points)
	18-39	30
	40-44	20
	45-50	15
	51 or above	0
2	Academic/Professional Qualifications (Maximum 70 points)
	Doctoral Degree / Two or more master’s degrees	40
	Master’s Degree / Two or more bachelor’s degrees	20
	Bachelor’s Degree / Professional Qualification awarded by a nationally or internationally recognized or acclaimed professional body which demonstrates that the holder has a very high level of technical expertise or skill	10
	Additional points if a degree at bachelor level or higher is awarded by a renowned institution recognized internationally (Note¹)	30
3	Work Experience (Maximum 55 points)
	Not less than 10 years' graduate or specialist level work experience, including at least 5 years in a senior role	40
	Not less than 5 years' graduate or specialist level work experience, including at least 2 years in a senior role	30
	Not less than 5 years' graduate or specialist level work experience	15
	Not less than 2 years' graduate or specialist level work experience	5
	Additional points for not less than 2 years’ graduate or specialist level work experience with international exposure (Note²)	15
4	Talent List (Maximum 30 points) (Note³)
	Additional points if meeting the specifications of the respective profession under the Talent List	30
5	Language Proficiency (Maximum 20 points)
	Being proficient both in written and spoken Chinese (Putonghua or Cantonese) and English	20
	Being proficient in at least one foreign language (written and spoken) in addition to written and spoken Chinese (Putonghua or Cantonese) or English	15
	Being proficient in written and spoken Chinese (Putonghua or Cantonese) or English	10
6	Family Background (Maximum 20 points)
6.1	At least one immediate family member (married spouse, parents, siblings, children) is a Hong Kong permanent resident residing in Hong Kong	5
6.2	Accompanying married spouse is educated to the equivalent level of a degree or above	5
6.3	5 points for each accompanying unmarried dependent child under the age of 18, maximum 10 points	5 / 10

Maximum 225 Points

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