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[JezzaYouBeauty!!]

G'day guys and girls,

I'm a teacher with 1 and a half years teaching experience (to kids) in Korea and Japan. I have a university degree and a teaching certificate. I am dual Aussie & British citizen.

My dad worked in HK from 1976 to 1981, and my whole family lived with him during that time. And that's when I was born, in HK, in November 1978. My family returned to Australia, in late 1981 when I was a little fellah.

And then China eventually took over........and so I don't quite know the rules now.

Anyhow, I MIGHT wanna teach there. I saw somewhere, that although I don't have the ROA (Right of Abode), I do have the RTL (Right to Land), which means I can still work and live in HK anyway. Is this right?

Although I might not have the best qualifications or experience, it would certainly be an advantage if I had residency status there.

It is just a question that's been on my mind for a while. Thanks if you can help me out. Is this 'RTL' thing for real? Cos of my birth in HK, do I have some kind of residency status there...??

Oh well.......cheers, if you have any knowledge on this situation.

-Jezza

[dandan]

One would imagine that a quick chat with Hong Kong Immigration would be more likely to furnish the correct answer rather than the uninformed speculation of a few jokers like us on an internet forum.

[Charlesm_888]

Here is the link to the Immigration department website

http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/home.htm

If you can't find all the answers you need then just send them an e-mail. They are very helpful.

[poof]

Keep in mind though, that if you ever want to enter the well-paid government sponsored NET teaching positions, if you are classed as a resident of HK, you will not be eligible for their housing allowance - a significant amount of money. Many expats who have lived long enough in HK to apply for residency status don't do so precisely because of the NET allowance clause.