" My wife and I are planning to move to Hong Kong. She''s a Hong Kong citizen and I''ve applied for a dependent visa. From what I gather this visa will allow me to work in Hong Kong. Having said that, how is the IT market there? I''ve been working in the IT field( UNIX System Administrator and Systems Engineer) in California for over six years and would like to work in Hong Kong. Are there any agencies willing to work with professionals coming into the country? Having a job before I leave the US is my highest priority. thanks -Charles "

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" Hi Charles, There are many IT recruiting agencies here in Hong Kong. Try these: ICON IT Recruitment Tel. 852-28400454 EL Consulting Tel. 852-28955282 http://www.elconsult.com Best regards, Ivan Chan Director Pacific Properties http://www.pacific-properties.net "

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" Charles, I''ve been advised that, strictly speaking, you are not supposed to work on a dependent visa but to my knowledge it is not enforced and once you find a job you can get a working visa later, though you must leave HKG to apply. My wife did that with few problems but this was before the hand-over. IT jobs are plentiful and easy to find. I would personally suggest that, unless you are flat broke, that you wait until you get here and search for a job on-site. You''ll do much better and know what you are getting into. Feel free to contact me at my personal e mail for more specific info. Good Luck, Ed Hahn P.S. Ivan Chan, who answered you earlier, is a good person to stay in touch with as he is very familiar with the IT environment in HKG. "

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" Edward, > > Now I''m really confused. I''ve been speaking with the Immigration > office in Hong Kong via email and they said the following: > > > > > With the dependent visa, you are free to work, live, study in Hong > > Kong within the limitation of stay granted to you. > > > > And from the LL.B Consultancy''s website: > > http://www.llb.com.hk/handbook/dependant.html > > Both organizations are saying the same thing - maybe times are > different after the hand-over, I hope. Nonetheless, waiting until I > get there might not be a bad idea after all. There have been a few > companies/agencies inquiring but it''s hard to do an interview 6000 > miles away. Most companies want you to start working the next day or > within a week. > > I think I should contact the immigration office again, just to be > sure. > > - -charles "

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" Charles, I''ve been advised that, strictly speaking, you are not supposed to work on a dependent visa but to my knowledge it is not enforced and once you find a job you can get a working visa later, though you must leave HKG to apply. My wife did that with few problems but this was before the hand-over. IT jobs are plentiful and easy to find. I would personally suggest that, unless you are flat broke, that you wait until you get here and search for a job on-site. You''ll do much better and know what you are getting into. Feel free to contact me at my personal e mail for more specific info. Good Luck, Ed Hahn "

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