The thrill for us managing a travel site is to know that someone out there has found our articles useful to them. I have lived in Hong Kong for a little more than two years and I have enjoyed it immensely. I take pleasure in sharing my experiences. His email has given me an idea to write about what it's like to live and work in Hong Kong so that it will help others who are interested to move to this fast and exciting city in the Far East.
Finding a Job
As in any other country, getting a job in Hong Kong depends largely on one's skills which cannot easily be performed by a local person. Those with a good facility of the English language and those with professional backgrounds in the fields of engineering, computer programming and finance will have more success in landing a job.
If you have an English language teaching certificate (TEFL, TESOL), the market for such field is enormous. Moreover, it is becoming a lucrative profession. In mid-1998, the government offered a huge salary in the range of HK$20,000 to HK$30,000 per month plus free housing to attract native English-language speakers from overseas to teach in Hong Kong.
The list of job opportunities available to foreigners is endless. This include newspaper and magazine editors, TV and radio presenters, financial analysts and investment bankers as well as bar staff.
Hong Kong residents have a reputation for not being loyal to their jobs. Changing jobs is prevalent as everyone is in the pursuit of a higher salary. But all that is changing since the "Asian economic crisis" in October 1997. Hong Kong has witnessed what has never happened before -- managers with high salaries getting sacked, staff getting laid-off, businesses and shops closing. Unemployment rate has been high since and more companies are resorting to hiring temporary staff. Nowadays, more Hongkongers are sticking and clinging to their jobs.
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