Wednesday, March 14, 2012
if i know chinese, will it benefit in living in hong kong?
if i know chinese, will it benefit in living in hong kong?
i am a bangladeshi student, want to to post graduation in journalism in hong kong. i am learning chinese. will chinese knowing help me to get part time job or other facilities in hong kong during study? i plan to come february next year.
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1 :
It always helps to learn the local language however, in HK Cantonese is the main dialect spoken not Mandarin.
2 :
Welcome to Hong Kong. It definitely better if you know chinese, also if you could speak Cantonese. At least, you can work in local newspaper not just English one. :)
3 :
Especially if you can read and write Chinese.
4 :
Let me ask you a few question first!! What type of part time job u looking for? With a student visa in Hong Kong it might not be possible for u to work at all! but in many place people do hire people without any work premit as it is cheaper for them but for sure you are looking at job under $20hkd an hour. Teaching english maybe a good idea for you. pritive tutor in hong kong is not cheap at all! normally u get more than $60hkd an hour and sometimes up to $120. (teaching school children's english age 10-15) In hong kong most indian and bangla people work in restaurant or shops in tourist areas sellingwatches and digital cameras
5 :
The spoken language in Hong Kong is Cantonese and that's dramatically different from Mandarin Chinese. Chinese has 5 tones, Cantonese has 9 tones. However, more and more people in Hong Kong learn to speak Chinese now but it's also a foreign language for them. What definitely helps is being able to read and write Chinese even though Hong Kong uses the non-simplified characters whilst you most likely learn the simplified characters of Mainland China. Nevertheless it's a good start already and it will be easier for you to pick up Cantonese if you already know Chinese.
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