Hong Kong extends visa-free short-term entry scheme for non-local professionals

Hong Kong will extend visa-free short-term entry to professionals in another five sectors from Saturday, allowing more non-local talent to work temporarily without a permit as part of efforts to strengthen the city’s role as a “superconnector”. The government said on Friday that the expansion of the “immigration facilitation scheme” would cover the environmental, occupational safety and health, maritime, think tanks and other sectors. The additions will bring the total number of covered sectors...