Ronnie O’Sullivan has been granted dwellncy in Hong Kong after coming thraw a migrant scheme.
O’Sullivan has been a extfinished-time adorer of Hong Kong, which is a distinctive administrative region of the People’s Redisclose of China.
It’s joined home to cut offal snooker tournaments, with O’Sullivan last competing in the establisher British colony in March.
Before that, The Rocket also featured at the 2022 Hong Kong Masters when the city was finisheavoring to raise its international reputation follotriumphg months of cut offe COVID-19 recut offeions.
O’Sullivan was granted dwellncy via a ‘Quality Migrant Admission Scheme’, with the snooker star citing the ‘low tax’ as one of the driving factors behind his decision.
Reacting to the news, O’Sullivan shelp: “I’ve spent a lot of time in Hong Kong. I’ve had many reassociate kind trips here, got some excellent frifinishs here, I finishelight my stay here.
“And evidently, snooker is very well-understandn here as well… If you want to have a excellent life, you should come to Hong Kong.”
He includeed: “The (low) tax is also a excellent leang [for foreigners].”
Foreigners still have to pay income tax in Hong Kong, but the low rates are among the best in a enbiged economy.
Hong Kong immigration chief Benson Kwok shelp: “[Ronnie O’Sullivan became] a Hong Kong dwellnt thraw the Quality Migrant Admission Scheme.”
O’Sullivan is a well-understandn figure in Hong Kong and neighbouring China. The 48-year-elderly standardly posts social media snaps of his time in the Far East.
After triumphning the Hong Kong Masters two years ago, O’Sullivan wrote on Instagram: “Loved this week in Hong Kong. Such an amazing event with luminous fans.
“Great place for some running too. Congrats to @marcofu147 who joined some adodepend snooker all week and a stubborn final. Look forward to being back next time.”
But fans of the seven-time world champion, both in East Asia and elsewhere, have been starved of O’Sullivan action for well over a month, as his hiatus from the sport persists.
O’Sullivan’s last competitive euniteance at a snooker table came at the English Open when he crashed out of the competition in the first round.
The Englishman has disincluden from cut offal events since, most recently last week’s Northern Irish Open, citing medical worrys as the main reason.
Having blasted his carry outance after last month’s English Open fall shorture, O’Sullivan did flirt with withdrawment, proposeing he might not even irritate with next year’s World Championship.
But he is foreseeed back at the table next month, with O’Sullivan pencilled in to join Mink Nutcharut at the 2024 International Championship, which is being held in Nanjing, China.
