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[Yahnena]

Job offers from this college sound good, but I would like to have some background information from teachers who are teaching/have been teaching there.

Especially:
Trip to Hong Kong:
How is the bus trip, any problems, is it convenient?

What about visa situation, is multiple entry visa provided by school, or does one have to go through visa troubles every time you go to Hong Kong?

School owned apartments in Hong Kong? How are they? How often do you get to go? Is going every week end realistic, feasible? Does any teacher do that?

Accommodation? English corner? Working hours?

What are the current salaries for BA, TESOL degree, experienced teachers?

Grateful for any advice.
Thanks

[Roger]

They provide you with a normal work visa, multiple entry;

Bus trip to where? You go to HK on your own (I think they organise some trips though).

The school is not in Guangzhou but in a town called Huadu, some 20 kms NW of Guangzhou; their bus to Guangzhou is not free, as far as I know. But it's a trip easily enough doable.

[Yahnena]

Roger:
bus trip to HK.
The school offers a free stay in one of their apartments in HK (apparently belonging to a certain Dr. Ho).
I would like to know whether anybody has any experience how that works out.
I understand that the bus trip takes about 3 hours to HK and you do it on your own, that's OK. But how often can you take advantage of the free apartment in HK, every weekend? Does anyone do that?

Thanks for the information on multiple entry visa, that is quite helpful.
Cheers

[yaco]

Send me a PM.

Thanks

[Susie]

I've heard that the salary there is very low RMB2500-3000 p.m. because most kids go for the experience.

I'd say the bus/coach ride might take more like 5 hours +, and if I recall there wasn't any toileting facilities, so one could end up feeling pretty distressed, especially if one had drunk a lot of water in the humid weather - as doctors advise foreigners to do. I would travel by throughtrain from GZ East Station to HK Hung Hom for better comfort.

If I'm mistaken, tell me how so.

[Yahnena]

thanks susie, that sounds more realistic looking at the map.
not a thing to do every weekend, 10 hours plus on a bus .....

sounds pretty isolated out there on the campus ....

maybe they have difficulties to get teachers nowadays, because the salaries they offer are 4000 up to 6000 pm now, but still......

cheers

[yaco]

Yahnena, you are a foolish man !

I asked you to send me a PM for good reasons.

Suzy is completely uninformed about Peizheng.

SEnd me a PM, Yahnena if you want accurate information.

[CountryClub]

Yahnena, send me a PM if you like and I can add to what Yaco tells you. He'll provide you with good info. Susie is way off.

[quanxie]

I thought this was a public forum? Why not share your experience(s) with everyone?