Australian talent scheme lures 1,339 Hong Kong residents over 4 years with tech sector workers securing most visas

Australia has accepted more than 1,300 Hongkongers in four years via a talent scheme that offers fast-track permanent residency, with most of the workers from the digital technology sector, data from the country’s Department of Home Affairs shows.

A man who moved there under the scheme said most professionals earned less than in Hong Kong partly because of higher taxes but they could also enjoy more benefits especially for their children, such as paying local universities fees.