{"id":114021,"date":"2020-02-02T14:01:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T07:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/irish-fund-offering-residency-on-the-emerald-isle-for-e1-million-sees-surge-in-interest-from-wealthy-hongkongers-looking-to-escape-civil-unrest\/"},"modified":"2020-02-02T14:10:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T07:10:21","slug":"irish-fund-offering-residency-on-the-emerald-isle-for-e1-million-sees-surge-in-interest-from-wealthy-hongkongers-looking-to-escape-civil-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/irish-fund-offering-residency-on-the-emerald-isle-for-e1-million-sees-surge-in-interest-from-wealthy-hongkongers-looking-to-escape-civil-unrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish fund offering residency on the \u2018Emerald isle\u2019 for \u20ac1 million sees surge in interest from wealthy Hongkongers looking to escape civil unrest"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWith Hong Kong still mired in a political crisis that has upended the economy and frequently turned the streets into battlefields, more and more people who can afford it have been looking for refuge overseas.European countries such as Spain and Portugal have emerged as popular choices for those with the means to activate a \u201cplan B\u201d.Now an Irish fund is offering wealthy Hongkongers a way to gain permanent residency on the \u201cEmerald Isle\u201d \u2013 by investing \u20ac1 million (US$1.1 million) in family-run\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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