What favorable policies can Hong Kong people now enjoy in the mainland?

The benefits that Hong Kong compatriots can enjoy in the mainland are as follows:

1. Document upgrade:

According to the news released by the National Immigration Administration on the 16th, starting from 2019 Starting from October 2020, the Mainland Travel Permit (Home Return Permit) for Hong Kong and Macao residents will enjoy the same online and self-service conveniences as the Mainland Resident ID Card in more than 30 public and livelihood services in 9 fields on the Mainland. Hong Kong and Macao residents and overseas Chinese can handle matters online or self-service with their entry and exit documents, covering more than 30 public and people's livelihood services in 9 fields including transportation, finance, communications, education, medical care, social security, industry and commerce, taxation, and accommodation.

2. Good news for the Greater Bay Area:

On November 6, 2019, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attended as a member the Guangdong Economic Forum hosted by Vice Premier Han Zheng at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction Leading Group meeting clearly pointed out 16 favorable policies at the meeting. Among them, the immediate benefits that Hong Kong compatriots can enjoy are:

1) Convenience for Hong Kong residents to travel in the mainland of the Greater Bay Area Buying a house in the city

Hong Kong residents purchasing houses in mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area are exempted from the required proof of years of residence, study or work in the local area, as well as the payment of personal income tax and social security conditions, allowing Hong Kong residents to enjoy the same Local residents are treated equally. This measure can facilitate Hong Kong residents to study, work and live in the Mainland after retirement.

2) Support Hong Kong residents to conveniently use mobile electronic payments in the mainland

Since last year, Hong Kong e-wallets have been widely used in the mainland, including the Greater Bay Area, and the number of physical merchants covered and Transaction volume also continues to rise. In order to facilitate Hong Kong people's use of mobile payment services in the Greater Bay Area, the SAR government has discussed with the mainland authorities to provide policy coordination. The measures will help promote the flow of people in the Greater Bay Area and better meet the needs of Hong Kong people for mobile payment services in the Greater Bay Area.

3) Pilot launch in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area for Hong Kong residents to witness the opening of mainland personal bank settlement accounts in other places

Under the premise of controllable risks, the pilot program will be steadily launched to allow mainland banks to use their Hong Kong Branches or holding banks of the same legal group use remote witnessing to open Type II and III personal bank settlement accounts in mainland banks for Hong Kong residents to facilitate Hong Kong residents’ use of mobile payments in the mainland.

4) Ensure that the children of Hong Kong and Macao residents working in Guangdong have equal access to education as the children of mainland residents

Ensure that the children of Hong Kong and Macao residents or residents who move with them enjoy preschool education services in the place of residence in accordance with regulations, and implement Children of Hong Kong and Macao residents take the high school entrance examination and enter high school in accordance with local policies for migrant children.

These are the benefits that are most closely related to basic needs in life. I also believe that the consolidation of national construction will bring more preferential policies to compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, allowing more and more Hong Kong citizens or those with Hong Kong identity to While enjoying local welfare in Hong Kong, people can also enjoy the super-national treatment brought by the country.