Networking in Hong Kong. Some Advice would be great!

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    Networking in Hong Kong. Some Advice would be great!

    Hi guys,

    Can anyone advise on where is best for networking in Hong Kong? Or do you know of any good networking events?

    Also any advice on doing business in Hong Kong would be greatly appreciated?

    I'm an experienced Recruiter from Ireland and have recently moved here...

    I am specialising in placing IT professionals into the Investment Banks here in Hong Kong. I'm told Hong Kong in particular is very network driven as in a lot of business is done outside of office hours..

    Any advice would be much appreciated....

    Cheers,

    Derek


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    Any of the Chambers of Commerce are good places to start. HK General Chamber, Amcham, Auscham, Britcham etc all have regular networking events. and the people there will be able to tell you about the other networking events they go to.

    There is something called the 501 club which is for men who like beer. They meet at 5.01pm on Fridays and drink beer. Quick a lot of senior professionals seem to be involved. Not sure how you get yourself invited though (I am female).


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    Quote Originally Posted by AIP:
    Any of the Chambers of Commerce are good places to start. HK General Chamber, Amcham, Auscham, Britcham etc all have regular networking events. and the people there will be able to tell you about the other networking events they go to.

    There is something called the 501 club which is for men who like beer. They meet at 5.01pm on Fridays and drink beer. Quick a lot of senior professionals seem to be involved. Not sure how you get yourself invited though (I am female).
    The 5:01 club meets after the 4:20 one, and then after dinner they go for the 69 club. Gotta do what you gotta do to move up in the corporate ladder.

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    There is this gentleman who has put together a calender of events & sends it to his mailing list every week. Its come to be known as Jesmer's list! It's pretty comprehensive and meant for networkers..If you can PM me your email address I can forward it the latest one to you.


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    Quote Originally Posted by aliendavid1:
    The 5:01 club meets after the 4:20 one, and then after dinner they go for the 69 club. Gotta do what you gotta do to move up in the corporate ladder.
    How do you get involved in this one?

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    Anyone know anthing more about the 5.01 Club?


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    The first rule of the 5:01 club is you do not talk about the 5:01 club.

    Sounds like a good laugh even though I belong to a club that is known to start at Lunch on Fridays.


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    have sent you a PM


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    I hope everyone who's dropped me an email or PM on this has got a reply! I've been getting emails on multiple email addresses (some that I seldom check) and PMs. So if I missed anyone (which I think happened, and hence this message), please remind me and I'll be happy to forward the list to you.
    Cheers!
    Pratheek