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    Wonder how they would enforce the 'ordinary resident' criteria to prevent hundreds of thousands of HKers settled overseas to comue back and claim it.


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    @kma88 - they do have info on exit / entry from Immigration. Going to be a massive data fiddling exercise... I imagine IBM or whoever their current contractor of choice is will make a ton of money fiddling around with a shit ton of data and "if then when but" scenarios.


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    But ordinary resident is not as clear cut. E.g. in these scenarios, under immigration department's interpretations, are still considered to be ordinary resident despite being away

    - someone seconded to say the new York office on a two year job posting

    - one working full time outside hk, but whose children live and study in hk.


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    Quote Originally Posted by kma88:

    - someone seconded to say the new York office on a two year job posting

    - one working full time outside hk, but whose children live and study in hk.
    Indeed - worth seeing how they fiddle with this and other convoluted requirements they're proposing.

    Betting it will come down to a simple "If you did not pay taxes and over 18 and permanent resident" - come collect your $4K.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Indeed - worth seeing how they fiddle with this and other convoluted requirements they're proposing.

    Betting it will come down to a simple "If you did not pay taxes and over 18 and permanent resident" - come collect your $4K.
    Most likely.

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    Non permanent residents also qualify. I bet ordinary resident will be just based on self declaration. Most likely the govt won't bother to check.


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    how about $4k to anybody who has never criticized the government (Hong Kong or China)? sounds about right?


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    Quote Originally Posted by UK/HKboy:
    how about $4k to anybody who has never criticized the government (Hong Kong or China)? sounds about right?
    Good idea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kma88:
    Wonder how they would enforce the 'ordinary resident' criteria to prevent hundreds of thousands of HKers settled overseas to comue back and claim it.
    For many the cost of a flight will be more than the hand out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UK/HKboy:
    how about $4k to anybody who has never criticized the government (Hong Kong or China)? sounds about right?
    Define criticism in legal terms.