I declare that, as an employee of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China appointed on non-civil service terms, I will uphold the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, bear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, be dedicated to my duties and be responsible to the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
My understanding is English teaching gigs in East Asia generally come with housing accommodations?
https://www.teachaway.com/blog/teach-english-abroad-housing-provided
I was mostly joking. However HK isn't listed in the teachaway article. Many ESL jobs offer accomodations, however you often still have to pay for them. Looking at some HK job listings, this seems to generally be the case.
Tbh, I'd look at mainland China or Taiwan before HK. Both have better pay relative to cost of living as long as you're fine living somewhere with lower levels of English language proficiency (which someone should be if they're going abroad to teach English!).
I was under the impression that it is currently impossible to emigrate to China because of covid?
No idea what hoops you have to jump through but plenty of job listings still aimed internationally: https://www.eslcafe.com/jobs/china?koreasearch=&koreapageno=&koreapagesize=&chinasearch=&chinapageno=1&chinapagesize=60&internationalsearch=&internationalpageno=&internationalpagesize=
Edit: probably said hoops would include at least two weeks quarantine, several clean covid tests, and vaccination.
I know Chinese friends who went home to visit last year had to do two weeks of quarantine arriving in Shanghai then two weeks when they got to their home city. Not sure if situation is still the same.
Thanks, I’ll look into this more closely. I applied with a recruiter a few months ago and was told that they’d get back to me when it was possible for foreigners to enter China. Not a word since :(
When I was working abroad several years ago, I applied directly to job postings. You should vet them (ask to see your teaching contract ahead of time, ask for contact of current/former foreign teachers, Google the name of the school etc.). If you have the inclination, getting a TEFL certificate, knowing some Chinese, or getting teaching experience can help, but generally in East Asia you can get work with just a Bachelor's Degree if you come from an "English speaking country" (tough luck if you're a native speaker from India or Malaysia etc.). I really recommend getting the certificate or any teaching experience because it will make you much better at your job, even if you didn't need them to get the job. And I'd recommend learning some Chinese because while you'll probably learn a lot more over there, it will definitely help with your daily life in China if you learn some now.
Regarding China specifically (as they're still protecting their people from Covid), I'm sure there's someone much more in the know than me to talk to about working there, but it seems possible. I know if I were leading a Chinese school, I'd be trying much harder to retain my current teachers or hire ones already in China, but I'm sure that can't be meeting all of the demand.
Good luck!
Yes it is impossible to emigrate to China. China does not grant citizenship to foreigners.
If you want to work there, sure. You can, though it's a pain in the ass. But you'll be an expatriate, not an immigrant. Important difference.