New applications and extensions under TTPS. Its first reporting year covers only a few days; the first extension statistics include a specific advance-filing period.
Full calendar year; extensions and dependant cases are not added to this figure.
Sources checked: 2026-11-14The ranges below show the records available here. Not every year or breakdown has published figures. Missing data stays blank rather than being replaced with zero.
New applications to the admission scheme and their outcomes. Receipt and decision may occur in different years; QMAS selection and visa issuance are further distinguished.
Applications to extend an existing permitted stay, classified by the stage and period reported in each source. These figures are not used to infer retention or permanent-residence rates.
The 2022 TTPS figures cover only launch on 28 December to year-end. The first 2025 extension statistics also include applications received in advance during November–December 2024; retain the source note when using them.
Read the complete methodology2022 — 2025
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Applications received and approvals in a period are not the same cohort, so their ratio is not an approval rate. Launch-year figures cover only the operating period. Interim and cumulative counts are not directly comparable with full years.
8 records in this selection
Sources checked: 2026-11-14 · Definitions, missing data and source catalogue ↗
The collected figures reference 5 official tables or documents. Each record links to its corresponding source.
www.immd.gov.hk
CSV columns: Year | Applications received under Top Talent Pass Scheme | Applications approved under Top Talent Pass Scheme
www.immd.gov.hk · Source date: 2026-08-17
Breakdown statistics on applications approved under the Top Talent Pass Scheme; first breakdown table, Total row, column 2026 (Jan-Jun). Page last updated 2026-08-17.
www.immd.gov.hk · Source date: 2026-02-13
Annex
www.labour.gov.hk
LWB(L)081, Session 21 LWB(L), p. 264; PDF p. 269
www.labour.gov.hk
LWB(L)080, Session 21 LWB(L), pp. 249–250; PDF pp. 254–255
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