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mr.bojangles · Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 58

I have a BA degree with ESL experience in Korea (1997) and I am one module short of graduating with a teaching diploma. What are my chances of ESL work in HK?

abroad2005 · Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 4

Work yes, but well paid- no. Might as well finish your teaching certificate before coming. Living expenses in HK are high so you would probably enjoy a better standard of living in Korea than here.

Horizontal Hero · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:49 pm Post subject:

Yep, it won't be a lot of fun at the bottom of the pay scale, assuming you want to join the NET scheme. But others work for less, and many seem to get by, so....

Zero Hero · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 944

Horizontal Hero · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:38 am Post subject:

It depends what your liabilities are. If you have a non-working spouse and university fees to pay, then it's no party. I am speaking as one who has only been in the systm eight months, so the first six months has been REALLY tough financially - after paying back money I borrowed from the school, set up a flat, furnishings, paid up to 10 000 a month for expenses for my better half, you better believe that there was not enough money there to even afford medical insurance. But now that the initial set up is over its getting better.

A single person, or one with a working partner, and without any extra financial commitments will of course find it much easier.

aabbcc · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 2

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Zero Hero · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 944

That most certainly is not very high pay for HK. On the contrary, it is very low. In fact, that is the lowest rank in the EMB NET pay scale. It goes up to $60,000 HK and $70,000 HK a month.

HK is generally regarded as the highest paying location in SE Asia in the field of English teaching.