ASMTP approvability test refers to the criteria and requirements assessed by the Immigration Department when determining whether to approve an employment visa application under the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents & Professionals. This entails needing to show that a Chinese national applicant resident on the mainland of China possesses special skills, knowledge or experience of value to and not readily available in Hong Kong. In all the circumstances, the employer must be justified in engaging the services of a Chinese staff, rather than the services of a local person (with some exceptions). The compensation needs to be broadly commensurate with market rates paid in Hong Kong. The applicant must be a Professional or otherwise a Talent. The employer is expected to be a very well established employer

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