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No Moss · Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1995 Location: Thailand

How much can you make teaching part-time in Hong Kong on the weekend (hourly at a language school)? I live in Shenzhen and want to go over there and teach on the weekend. I realize I'll need a work permit, but I think I'll be able to get one of those even though I ive across the border.

AndyinHK · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 98

In order to get a work permit, you will need a full-time job offer.

Freddie_Unbelievable · Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 288

"...but I think I'll be able to get one of those even though I ive across the border."

I think your wrong.

No Moss · Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1995 Location: Thailand

It's "you're" wrong, Freddie--geez, you're just unbelievable!

No Moss · Joined: 15 Apr 2003 Posts: 1995 Location: Thailand

Thanks, global hitchhiker. Is that you, Freddie?

Freddie_Unbelievable · Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 288

Yas it is me.

Freaky Deaky · Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Posts: 309 Location: In Jen's kitchen

When I lived in Hong Kong a Chinese guy commuted from Shenzen (sp) and taught Mandarin part-time. How did he manage that? Many schools in HK are so unscrupulous that you're likely to get some part-time hours at one of these places.

Joachim · Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 311 Location: Brighton, UK

I know a lot of people working here without the legal documentation, and they don't have any problems.

Part time you can charge $350 an hour, I wouldn't accept less than $300

J

AndyinHK · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Posts: 98

prplfairy · Joined: 06 Jun 2003 Posts: 102

That's intersting info. You're call to not dispute is too tempting though. The only person I know who has ever been called to explain themselves in a case like this had been entering and leaving for over a year. But when the hammer came down, it was swift and ruthless: one week to get the hell out. Although, if he'd had a return ticket dated within 3 months it wouldn't have been an issue. That's pricey insurance. I think the point is that you can get away with it for a the good part of a year or so but then you better have some kind of plan beyond that. Immigration is not as strict and hardnosed as people like to believe but they won't let you take the piss for more than a year either. So I guess I'm not diputing, just amending.

I'd like to hear more about these "sting" operations against tutors and teachers taking up second jobs. It sounds like a bit of scaremongering propoganda by the HKPD. You're telling me that cops wander through Park N' Shops and Wellcomes, looking at hand scrawled post it notes trying get phone numbers of people giving illegal language lessons? I don't know about anyone else but I'll believe it when I see it. Can anyone give a first hand account of something like this?

yaco · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 473

If you are working in Shenzhen legally ( that is with a multi entry Z Visa ) finding part time work on the weekends in HK, should not be so difficult.