Working in Hong Kong

This forum is aimed at those who are not citizens of Hong Kong but who are thinking of working there. We are fortunate to feature a special briefing on the revised Immigration and Visa Regulations in HK from a Principal Immigration Officer from the ImmD, Hong Kong.
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The Guest of Honour at this lunch will be The Hon John Tsang Chun-wah, GBM, JP.
As the Financial Secretary (FS), he oversees the formulation and implementation of all areas of financial, monetary, economic, trade and employment policy. He exercises control over the Exchange Fund, with the assistance of the Monetary Authority and is a member of the Executive Council. Find out more

The Guests of Honour at this year’s Annual Dinner of The Hong Kong Society will be Lord Patten of Barnes and Sir David Tang.

Neither of them need much introduction to an HK audience and both have addressed society members in the past – but never together. Find out more

The Guest of honour at this lunch will be The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Mr Johnson has served as Mayor of London since 2008. Initially a journalist, he became editor of The Spectator in 1999 and then served as the Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 until he resigned, on becoming Mayor. He was re-elected as Mayor in 2012. Find out more

The Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP, Minister of State at the FCO, Officials from the cultural sector in Hong Kong and Spencer de Grey, Foster & Partners will speak at a business forum jointly organised with the FCO, UKTI, The British Council, HKETO and HKTDC.
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HK SOCIETY LAUNCHES VOLUNTEER MENTORING SCHEME FOR FIRST-TIME RESIDENTS
London and Hong Kong  -   The Hong Kong Society, head-quartered in London at Swire House with a new representation office in Hong Kong, has announced the launch of a Mentor scheme with the support of a group of volunteers to facilitate the arrival of first-time residents to both cities.
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We are delighted to announce that the guest speaker at the Hong Kong Society Women’s Group summer lunch is Xue Xinran.  Xinran is a columnist for the Guardian newspaper and the best-selling author of  ‘The Good Women of China’; ‘Sky Burial; ‘What The Chinese Don’t Eat’; ‘Miss Chopsticks’; ‘China Witness’ and ‘Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother’.
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At this inaugural lunch of the Hong Kong Society Women’s Group, the guest speaker will be Kate Blewett, a multi BAFTA and Emmy award-winning documentary director.
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The Next 5 Years: Change and Innovation in China and Hong Kong
In this early evening forum, speakers will look at the evolving role of the entrepreneur in Hong Kong and China, Growth and innovation within the technology sectors in Hong Kong and China and Competition or Complementarity- Hong Kong and Shanghai as global financial centres.
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The aim of the evening was to celebrate in style the relationship between Hong Kong and the UK and members of the HK Society and their guests, succeeded in doing that on 10th June 2011. The dinner was held at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company in the City of London.
 
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