[alxwyt]

Hello!

I am a 27 year old guy on my way to Hong Kong from Barcelona in pursuit of a job in urban planning. With all the urban growth in China and the mounting pollution problems in Hong Kong I would have expected much more work to be available than that which I am finding.

I have a degree in economics, pursued a masters degree in urban planning, speak a couple of languages but NO chinese. Regardless, I will be coming to Hong Kong in the end of december and would like to ask the group...

- does being there in person really help in finding jobs?
- have you heard of many organizations/companies making jobs for
desired employees?

Lastly, I know english is in high demand and I am wondering whether part time teaching opps exist for non certified but educated native speakers.

Your help is truuuuuly appreciated- Cheers-

ALex

[z754103]

I assume you've tried the HK government, and all the universities? HKU has a centre of urban planning and environmental management, for example, which is purely research driven. The other universities will likely have various teaching/research positions, although I'm not sure whether you can find one at the right time for you. Also, you may find teaching geography at the senior high school level more rewarding, rather than English, if you can manage to find a position that allows you to do a part time education masters as you go along, and doesn't mind your lack of Cantonese. For example, the seventh year of high school in HK would be equivalent to first year US college standard.