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All about Hong Kong
Geography: Hong Kong consists of Hong Kong Island (51.5 sq km), Kowloon (5.6 sq km), the New Territories (588 sq km), Lantau Island, and more than 260 outlying islands.
Population: approximately 6.5 million
The Educational System in Hong Kong
The education system in Hong Kong currently follows the British system, with six years of primary school, three years of junior secondary school, two years of senior secondary school. There is a two-year course leading to the advanced level examinations, which provide for entry into tertiary institutions offering diploma, higher diploma, two-year associate’s degree and three-year bachelor’s degree programs.
Teaching Jobs in Hong Kong
Speaking English is a major priority for the people of Hong Kong. The business world is always moving quickly, and global communication is vitally important.
In order to compete effectively, Hong Kong emphasizes English education for everyone from childhood on up.
In Hong Kong, you can make pretty good cash. You can easily make $30,000 a year at a full-time, entry level teaching job. Hong Kong offers an abundance of part-time teaching opportunities that pay higher hourly wages ($20-$30) than you would get teaching English in most other countries.
Furthermore, unlike Japan, the cost of living is not so high that you end up spending it all to pay your bills. Hong Kong is also an excellent location. If you live and teach in Hong Kong, you can easily get to other great sightseeing places in Asia, like Thailand, China and Japan. Plus, your salary in Hong Kong will be high enough that you can spend your vacation time hopping around the various countries of Asia.
Most teachers end up working either at international schools a government position or a commercial English school. The international schools are the best in terms of pay and workload. You also get great benefits. But as you might expect, the competition is pretty stiff for these jobs. The government jobs also have good benefits, but the pay is not as good. Finally, the commercial English schools are pretty much the bottom of the heap, although they treat you much better than commercial English schools in countries such as Japan or Korea.
Hong Kong Visas
In Hong Kong, employers are stricter about passport and visa issues. This is a good thing because it means that you won’t get scammed or screwed around. U.S. Citizens visiting Hong Kong for not more than three months/90 days are not required to obtain visas. However, Americans need to be invited by companies or schools for work visa and must pay USD18.00 processing fee and other necessary fees. All others must have a visa in hand. Getting a visa to teach in Hong Kong may be a bit of a struggle, because there is a great deal of paperwork involved, so you'll want to start early.
Food in Hong Kong
There's no better place in the world to sample regional Chinese cuisine than Hong Kong, where you can eat everything from the ubiquitous Cantonese food to Sichuan, Shanghainese, Hunanese, Beijing, Chiu Chow, and Pekingese dishes.
Enjoy Chinese or Western cuisine at one of Hong Kong's many restaurants that offer spectacular views of either Kowloon (with its glowing neon lights) or Hong Kong Island (with its skyscrapers and Victoria Peak).
Nothing conveys a sense of Chinese life more vividly than a visit to a crowded, lively Cantonese restaurant for breakfast or lunch, when you can feast on spring rolls, steamed dumplings, and other goodies served in bamboo steamers.
The British rulers may be gone, but their legacy lives on in the afternoon tea. Virtually all upper-class hotels offer it. Come for afternoon tea, nibble on finger sandwiches, and gaze away.
Housing:
One of the main drawbacks when you choose to teach English in Hong Kong is the fact that it may be difficult to find affordable housing. In many countries, the school that hires you will supply you with free teacher's housing; however, in Hong Kong this is not necessarily the case. However, most teaching jobs in Hong Kong do include a "housing allowance" along with your regular paycheck, which is designed to help cover rent.
Transport:Getting around Hong Kong is not very hard at all. Driving is not recommended due to the crowd and few parking spots. The public transportation is very convenient. With a map in hand, you can figure out how to get around pretty easily.
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Hong Kong Travel Guide
Information about traveling, attractions, tours, transportation, hotels, dining, shopping, nightlife, tips, climate, and pictures can be found here.
Lonely Planet—Hong Kong
Lonely Planet is famous for providing information around the world. On this website, you can see photos and videos about Hong Kong, join the discussion and find out important tips, and find other general information such as money, cost, history, and so on.
Hong Kong Tourist Board
Designed by Hong Kong Tourism Board. The maps can be downloaded here. All restaurants introduced here are quality guarantied.
Hong Kong Travel Guide
Besides general information, the photo gallery and videos are the features of this website. The articles posted on this website can provide you some insights from other people.
Marimari-Hong Kong
Check this website carefully. There is a lot of useful information. Here you can find out how to use chopsticks, where and how to shop, and so on. It also provides you travel tools, such as weather check, currency converter, time zone converter, language translator, and stock index.
ESL Base-Hong Kong
Information about the USA embassy, English language bookshops, cinemas, and new and popular books about Hong Kong.
Travel in Hong Kong
OSome general introduction of Hong Kong, as well as some detailed information about Kowloon, New Territories, food, manufactures, art, and so on. On the main page, you can find some cool pictures about Good Old Hong Kong.
U.S. Department of State
This website is provided by U.S. Department of State. Here you can find information about entry and exit requirements, safety and security, crime, medical issues and so on.
Hong Kong Expat
About housing rentals, selling and buying furniture, and local medical information. This online resource is a gem for finding everything from apartments to pubs to helpful advice.
Hong Kong Facts
In a way of clear form, this website provides you important facts about Hong Kong. Geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, and military, all kind of information can be searched easily.
Hong Kong International School
HKIS is a Christian, coeducational private day school for students in Reception One (4-year olds) through Grade 12 (18-year olds). HKIS provides an American-based curriculum to a diverse student population. This website probably has the highest wages for teaching English in Hong Kong. Check here constantly.
Canadian International School of Hong Kong
Recognized as Hong Kong’s Leading International School by the Hong Kong Business magazine’s High Flyers campaign in 2007, CDNIS is a non-profit organization that provides a “through-train” education to students from Pre-Reception through to Grade 12 graduation. You can find employment information under “About Us”.
Search Jobs on Monster’s Hong Kong site
This is a general job searching website. Here you can find jobs like teaching English in schools, as well as company trainers.
Jobs DB in Hong Kong
It is another general job searching website. Using the advanced search engine, you can use keywords, category, location, and freshness of the jobs.
Shambles in Hong Kong
A fairly complete listing of international schools in Hong Kong, with an orientation map. You can search for popular education project by districts.
The South China Morning Post
This is an English daily newspaper with searchable job engine. You can find teaching posts listed in the online classified section of the local paper, South China Morning Post, under classified post.
HK English.com
HK English.com provides high quality private English tutoring and editing services as well as Company Training in Hong Kong. If you enjoy private English teaching, here will be a good place to search for. You also can find detailed requirements and benefits of the jobs.
Benzhi
Provideing teaching jobs in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Korea, it has plenty job opportunities for teaching English in Hong Kong. You can also post your resume here.
Language Schools
Very broad. Here you can find teaching jobs in language schools, as well as volunteer opportunities. It also provides you a flights searching tool only for students and teachers.
Teach English Abroad-Hong Kong
Even thought this website does not have a good search engine, it provides you some insights of teaching English in Hong Kong, such as visas, wages, jobs, home, qualifications, and so on. The narrative way of telling information can give you great information through casual reading.
ESL Employment
The search engine on this website is just OK. However, it provides you other important information about teaching. The ESL articles and forum are the features of this website.
TEFL
The career planner is the biggest advantage of this website. Here you can upload media of your teaching, your resume, and build you own job folder.
Gumtree Hong Kong
Individuals can post an ad for finding and providing English teaching. You can look through the ads and find some job opportunities from individuals in Hong Kong. It will be a great way to actually get involved in real life in Hong Kong. You can sign up on the website and get a daily email with the newest posting.
English Job Maze
Good for searching for jobs by country and job type, as well as posting your resume and register for a job-search agent. Beyond job listings, this site also contains a wealth of free TESL information and resources. Free to job-seekers.
TEFL Jobs in Hong Kong
General information about teaching English in Hong Kong. It describes your potential students, average pay, benefits, average cost of living, and teaching positions available year-round.
Hong Kong Visas
This is a Hong Kong government website about Hong Kong visas. Here you can find all kinds of information about visas, such as employment and professional visas, immigration guidelines, entry permit, application, and so on.
Discover Hong Kong
Some general information about different visas for entering Hong Kong. Carry-on baggage information can be found here as well.
Living in Hong Kong
Provided by consulate general of the United States. About Hong Kong visa requirements, identity card, typhoon tips, and so on.
Hong Kong Visas
Pprovided by Chinese Embassy in U.S., It introduces detailed and clear information about Hong Kong Visa. Here you can find out about how to apply, documents to be included, processing time, and fees.
Institute of International education
Introduce some historical background of the education in Hong Kong, and a form to compare the educational system in the United States and Hong Kong. A lot of details and figures are discussed.
Hong Kong’s Educational System
Introduce the major government departments, major education-related executive/advisory bodies, the tertiary institutions, and extra links to related websites.
Wikipedia—Education in Hong Kong
Detailed information about the history of education in Hong Kong’s School culture is discussed and figures throughout the history are provides as references.
Hong Kong District Food Guide
Provide restaurant information in different districts throughout Hong Kong. Here you also can search restaurants by cuisine type, spending, and key words. Maps and transportation information are provided, too.
EatDrinkHongKong
Eat Drink Hong Kong is a guide to all the best restaurants and bars in Hong Kong. It can keep you updated of new opening and special offers. Reviews of the food and restaurants are the feature of this websites.
Hong Kong Tourism Board
Besides some general information, this websites provides some dining tips that are necessary to know. Tea culture and Dim Sum Guide make this website distinctive. Best of the Best Culinary Awards can help you find the best food. This website only provides information about restaurants accredited to the Quality Tourism Services (QTS) Scheme, meaning they have passed stringent annual assessments conducted by the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
Hong Kong Dining
Here is an article written by some global reviewers. Some personal feeling and first-hand experiences are provided.
New York Times Travel
Provided by New York Times. Here you can find the top 100 restaurant in Hong Kong, their location, cuisine, and price range.
Hong Kong Homes
A detailed search engine. You can find property by location, price, size, bedrooms, and other features. Here you can also find some other useful resources, such as featured articles, director, domestic helpers, moving company, and so on.
Housing
Provide houses by categories, such as apartment/condo, mobile home, land/farm/ranch, house, and offices. Here you can also find financing, insurance, legal, and repair information.
Hong Kong Craigslist
Very easy to navigate. However, the search engine is well set, including flexible bedroom numbers, pet check box, and images.
Move and Stay
Divide housing information into serviced apartments, self-catering apartments, and offices. Besides general information, the search engine has checking box of internet, fitness, restaurant, pool, and time schedule to move in and out.
Hong Kong Hotels
Here you can find information about all kinds of hotels and inns in Hong Kong. Compare them and check out the recommended hotels. You can get discounts here as well.
Hong Kong Maps
You can download pdf files for maps of major attractions and transportation. It also provides extra links to detailed digital maps.
Discover Hong Kong
Introduce different mode of transport in Hong Kong, such as MTR, taxis, buses and minibuses, ferries, peak tram, and trams. Here you can also find the easy way to travel----octopus cards.
Rental Cars
Here you can find information about self-driven cars for daily and weekly rental, weekend packages, long term leases, and so on. Car rental rates can be found on http://www.hawkrentacar.com.hk/rentalrates.htm.
CheapFlights
Here you can find general information about flights to Hong Kong.
Flights to Asia
Good deals to Asia. You can search for flight information about going to Hong Kong.
Opodo
Find cheap flights to Hong Kong quickly and easily – just enter your details in the search engine. Decide on your travel dates and if you want to, narrow your search down to your preferred airline. When booking cheap flights to Hong Kong, you can also get secure airport parking or reserve places at executive airport lounges. You can also check out our late deals and see if there are any cheap flights to Hong Kong available.
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Information shown on this website is the result of a collaborative effort by Dr. Rod E. Case and the EDS491/691 Special Topics in Teaching English
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