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Field Guide — Updated 2026

Hong Kong SAR
— the guide

TTPS visa, 15% tax cap, no Great Firewall. Also: the world’s most expensive housing market and a corporate culture that rewards Mandarin over English. Everything you need to decide and move.

4 Guides
4 Districts
— Live positions
Overview Visas & Entry Cost of Living Working Life Practical Life
What’s your situation?
Key 2026 updates: TTPS Category C quota set at 10,000 places for 2026/27 (first-come, first-served). Eligible university list updated to 200 institutions — École Polytechnique and 3 others removed. MPF offsetting mechanism abolished May 2025. GEP visa renewals now accepted up to 3 months prior to expiry (from March 2026).
Key numbers
15% Max income tax rate (capped)
TTPS Fastest entry route for elite graduates
HK$61k Minimum cash upfront to secure a flat
HK$37k Comfortable expat budget / month
200 Eligible universities for TTPS (2026 list)
None Great Firewall — full internet access
Explore the guides
01
Visas & Entry

GEP, TTPS (A/B/C), Working Holiday Scheme, Training Visa, HKID. The golden era of easy GEP sponsorship is dead — here’s what actually works in 2026.

GEP TTPS Working Holiday
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02
Cost of Living

Survival budget HK$16,750. Comfortable expat budget HK$37,350. The tax regime is exceptional — the housing market extracts every penny of it back.

Rent Tax & MPF Upfront costs
See the numbers
03
Working Life

Salaries, language dynamics (Mandarin now beats English for employability), NSL compliance, the mover’s premium, and the end of the expat package.

Salaries Mandarin NSL
Understand the culture
04
Practical Life

HKID, Octopus card, virtual banks (Mox, ZA), housing search (Spacious.hk), healthcare, real-name SIM registration. The first-week priorities in order.

HKID Banking Octopus Housing
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First 2 weeks — in order
1.Activate visa at the border — get entry stamp
2.Book HKID appointment (Registration of Persons)
3.Get a local SIM (real-name registration required)
4.Open Mox or ZA Bank (no branch needed, 15 min)
5.Get Octopus card — add to Apple Wallet
6.Set up PayMe + FPS on your bank app
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