Rules applied to talented and professional mainlanders coming to Hong Kong are too harsh and need to be reviewed, according to the head of the Central Policy Unit.
Professor Lau Siu-kai said the existing rules under the Admission of Talents Scheme and the Admission of Mainland Professionals Scheme, as well as the immigration law that requires a person to ordinarily live in Hong Kong for seven years before becoming a permanent resident, had deterred people from coming.