{"id":157035,"date":"2025-07-06T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T01:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-zealand-visa-scheme-draws-mainland-chinese-hongkongers\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T08:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T01:31:52","slug":"new-zealand-visa-scheme-draws-mainland-chinese-hongkongers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-zealand-visa-scheme-draws-mainland-chinese-hongkongers\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand visa scheme draws mainland Chinese, Hongkongers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNew Zealand\u2019s revamped golden-visa programme is likely to lift demand for its luxury homes, as wealthy Hongkongers and mainland Chinese count among the top applicants, according to consultants.
\nSince the relaunch of the Active Investor Plus (AIP) programme in April, the government has received some 200 applications for the fast-track residency initiative, according to Greener Pastures New Zealand. The top three sources of applications were the US with 85, mainland China with 26 and Hong Kong…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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