When A Deal Is Not A Deal The Mysterious MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) A Hong Kong Commons Meet and Learn Event
Limited Seating Available!
Date: Friday, 15 November, 2013
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Venue: Suite 917, Kwong Loong Tai Building, 1016-1018 … Learn more
Jong and his wife Sonia are both excellent entrepreneurs masquerading as lawyers. Founders of RGL Holdings, they have a wide ranging investment portfolio and are at the heart of Hong Kong’s start up ecosystem. Jong is a leading light with TEDx in Hong Kong and his talks are not to be missed.
Interesting and not at all unusual situation this one … how to deal with a technical overstay conundrum…
QUESTION
I have been living and working in Hong Kong for the past three years on a valid employment visa which has expired yesterday (2/11/2013).
I finished my employment earlier in the month (I am not continuing with them) and went to the US for a holiday.
I returned to Hong Kong last night (2nd November), hoping to enter on a tourist visa, however I arrived in HK at 10:00pm they said I could only enter under my employment visa (as it was still valid for another 2 hours).
Therefore this morning, at immigration tower I was told I was a technical overstayer (by one day) and they have gave me another 2 days to exit HK which I plan to do tomorrow via Macau and stay for one night.
Thanks to Uncle Phil Whelan, I was back on the hallowed ground of RTHK Radio 3 on Broadcast Drive yesterday…
As always, we covered heaps of topics, including foreign domestic helpers, job seeker visas, investment visas – and even the rather sexy facilities of the Blue Room over at Cyberport!
On June 6th, 2013 I was interviewed by five law students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong about my experiences practicing immigration here over the last 20 years.
We covered a great deal of ground in the 90 minutes we spent together and over the next few weeks I will be posting the interview broken down into 31 different segments, covering almost every Hong Kong related visa and immigration topic there is.
Do you think that the Immigration Department suitably promote and encourage participation in the various schemes designed to attract foreign national talent to Hong Kong?
We hypothesize that while the influx of non-residents into Hong Kong may benefit the economy in the short-term, the long-term negative impacts outweigh any short-term positives. Do you agree with this statement?
Do you think that there is preferential treatment to non-resident workers?
What do you think is the most difficult challenge facing Hong Kong now, when it comes to competing for foreign talents and workers? (i.e. as compared to the 3 other Asian Tigers)
What’s your view on Hong Kong’s liberal visitor visa arrangements, especially regarding the large numbers of Mainlanders who come here now?
What about the possibility of a graduate management trainee visa for a foreign national applicant?
How well does ImmD respond to the lack of skills in Hong Kong through adjustments to the General Employment Policy from time to time?
Do you think any improvements could be made on the entry schemes? If so, how?
What do you think is the biggest problem in dealing with ImmD as an organisation tasked with the dual role of providing a public service yet serving as the gatekeeper to Hong Kong?
