Mainland to Hong Kong from the over-age children in April can apply for one-way permit to Hong Kong

 HKSAR Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee said in Beijing the same day, the measures start before the application for the mainland government arrangements will be announced.

Mr Lee stressed that the application will be fair, impartial, objective and transparent, so that eligible applicants came to Hong Kong parents made earlier in Hong Kong identity card, be given priority to apply to Hong Kong, while the measures do not set deadlines. He said the Government last year estimated that Hong Kong for over-age children currently eligible for the number of one-way permit, tens of thousands, and they come to Hong Kong, depending on individual circumstances.

2001   11 before 1 according to the relevant provisions of the Mainland, Hong Kong residents meet the required conditions of children under 14 years of age may apply for one-way permits to settle in Hong Kong, but the applicant if the mainland authorities in the waiting approval process over 14 years of age, will not be approved. November 1, 2001, the public security organs will only apply under the relevant age at the time the applicant meets the requirements to approve, pending the process of change no longer affects the outcome of their ages, so after that date does not exist (End)

China news agency, Hong Kong, January 14 - 14, Hong Kong SAR Secretary for Security announced in Beijing, the central government authorities in consultation with the HKSAR Government, decided April 1, the Hong Kong residents

spokesman stressed,

spokesman said that Eligible applicants can be from April 1, the batches in sequence to the local county level Public Security Bureau management application, no application deadline. The first applicant is the biological father or mother at 31 December 1979 or before to obtain Hong Kong identity card for the first time Hong Kong residents

a government spokesman here in the Mainland to Hong Kong residents



Macao Residents in the Mainland, over-age children, starting from December 2009 to apply for one-way permit has been to Macau residents.