Birthactive
Chinese nationality at birth
Citizenship at birth in Hong Kong follows Chinese nationality rules.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Ancestryactive
Chinese nationality by descent
Hong Kong confers Chinese nationality; it passes by descent to the child of a qualifying parent.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization under the parent sovereign
Chinese nationality can be acquired by naturalization under the parent sovereign’s law; local residence in Hong Kong is a separate status.
Residence & settlement
Investment (golden visa)→ permanent residence
Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (original CIES)
The original CIES (HKD 10M in permissible financial assets; real estate excluded from 2010) has been suspended since 15 January 2015 and accepts no new applications. It was superseded by the New CIES launched 1 March 2024.
Sources: Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (suspended) — Immigration Department
Investment (golden visa)→ permanent residence
New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES)
Launched 1 March 2024. Requires net assets of at least HKD 30M and investment of HKD 30M: at least HKD 27M in permissible financial assets and/or real estate, plus HKD 3M placed into the CIES Investment Portfolio (supporting innovation/technology and strategic industries). Initial stay 24 months, extendable in blocks of up to 3 years while the investment is maintained. Enhancements: from 16 Oct 2024 residential property allowed (single property priced >= HKD 50M, real estate capped at HKD 10M toward the threshold); from 1 Mar 2025 assets may be held via a wholly-owned private company / FIHV-FSPE structure; from 17 Sep 2025 (2025 Policy Address) the residential price floor was lowered to HKD 30M per property and the aggregate real-estate cap raised to HKD 15M (residential sub-cap HKD 10M); from 1 Mar 2026 an eligible private holding company incorporated less than six months ago may be used, with FIHV substance rules (>= 2 full-time HK employees, >= HKD 2M annual operating expenditure, managed by an eligible single family office with aggregate NAV >= HKD 240M).
from HKD 30,000,000
Sources: New CIES — Investment Requirement (InvestHK official portal)