QOTW: Do I Really Need an Employment Visa if I Get 6 Months’ Visitor Status Upon Arrival & Intend to Work in Hong Kong for a Maximum of 2 Weeks?
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Is it ever legal to work in Hong Kong – especially on a short term basis – without the permission of the Director of Immigration?
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
I am a UK based one person limited company and have been asked by a major financial services company with a business based in Hong Kong to undertake 10 ~ 15 days consulting work there as a one-off exercise.
I will not be setting up business in Hong Kong and will return to the UK at the end of the visit.
Can I do this work under the visitor visa and do I need anything additional such as a work permit?
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The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.
