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GEP and ASMTP Technical Professionals Stream

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The Technical Professionals Stream admits applicants aged between 18 and 40 at the time of application who meet the minimum qualification requirements specified for their specific skilled trade on the TP List, including academic qualifications, work experience and professional qualifications such as local registration or licence to practise.

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  • The captured page does not state an effective date for these criteria, and a full independent clause review is pending.
  • Eligibility Criteria
    the applicant is aged between 18 and 40 at the time of submission of an entry application
  • Eligibility Criteria
    the applicant must meet the minimum qualification requirements specified for the corresponding specific skilled trade on the TP List

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

An employing company must upload its employment contract with, or letter of appointment to, the applicant, covering post, salaries, other fringe benefits and employment periods, plus documentary proof of the relevant specific skilled trade and its Business Registration Certificate.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The TP Stream is for young and experienced non-degree professionals in listed specific skilled trades facing acute manpower shortage; applicants must meet the minimum qualification, experience and professional-qualification requirements for the trade.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture does not establish the full TP List or each trade’s individual threshold in this answer.
  • Captured official page clause 7
    the applicant must meet the minimum qualification requirements specified for the corresponding specific skilled trade on the TP List, including academic qualifications, work experience, professional qualifications (such as local registration or licence to practise
  • Captured official page clause 4
    To address the problem of acute manpower shortage in skilled trades in Hong Kong, the HKSAR Government has introduced the Technical Professionals Stream (hereafter “TP Stream”) under the General Employment Policy (hereafter “GEP”) and the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and Professionals (hereafter “ASMTP”), with a view to allowing a specified number of young and experienced non-degree professionals with relevant professional and technical skills to apply for entry into the HKSAR to join the specific skilled trades facing acute manpower shortage.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

A technical professional continuing in the same skilled trade may extend without a new quota in the stated circumstances; a move to another specific skilled trade requires a new entry visa or permit and is subject to quota. The official source does not state whether family members can accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The detailed exception depends on the trade, scope of work and applicable registration or licence.
  • Captured official page clause 20
    in the HKSAR upon expiry of his/her limit of stay (whether upon completion or termination of the employment contract), his/her application for extension of stay will not be subject to quota, only that the applicants of certain skilled trades must hold a valid local registration or licence to practise (if applicable) (please refer to
  • Captured official page clause 21
    On the other hand, if the technical professional intends to take up employment in another specific skilled trade or, after the expiry of his/her limit of stay, return to the HKSAR to take up employment in any specific skilled trade, he/she has to apply for a new entry visa/permit, and such application will be subject to quota.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

An extension application may follow expiry of the permitted stay in the stated circumstances; an application to work in another specific skilled trade requires a new entry visa or permit and is subject to quota. The official source does not state the normal initial duration or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture does not state one universal initial duration for every skilled trade.
  • Captured official page clause 20
    in the HKSAR upon expiry of his/her limit of stay (whether upon completion or termination of the employment contract), his/her application for extension of stay will not be subject to quota, only that the applicants of certain skilled trades must hold a valid local registration or licence to practise (if applicable) (please refer to
  • Captured official page clause 21
    On the other hand, if the technical professional intends to take up employment in another specific skilled trade or, after the expiry of his/her limit of stay, return to the HKSAR to take up employment in any specific skilled trade, he/she has to apply for a new entry visa/permit, and such application will be subject to quota.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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