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Paragraph 24 The entrepreneurs class

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(1)

Subject to the provisions of Part IV, within the quota prescribed by Article 5 for applicants in the entrepreneurs class, the Governor may recommend an applicant if, having regard to the matters specified in paragraph (2), he considers that the applicant has made a special contribution to the economy of Hong Kong.

(2)

The matters to which the Governor shall have regard in making a recommendation under paragraph (1) are–

(a)

the extent of the applicant’s investments in Hong Kong;

(b)

the annual turnover of any business in Hong Kong which the applicant controls (whether alone or jointly with others);

(c)

the number of persons employed in any such business;

(d)

the extent to which the applicant’s emigration would undermine confidence in the economy of Hong Kong;

(e)

whether there are, in the applicant’s case, special circumstances of the type referred to in Article 14;

(f)

whether the applicant has connections with the United Kingdom of the type referred to in Article 16;

(g)

whether the applicant has performed any public or community service of the type referred to in Article 17.