Quit job and travel back to HK

[jchow95]

Hi! Does anyone know if once I terminated “resident - work visa”, travelled out of HK and want to return, would I be considered “traveller”?


In that case, won’t be allowed in now with current covid policy?


The “permission to stay” is until 2022 though does that mean I can travel in and out of hk freely and return as resident ?

[HK_Katherine]

why would you want to though, without a job? HK is a shit place to be right now. Still expensive, No freedom, lockdowns every other week, Big Brother's security law breathing down our necks......

[Pauljoecoe]

why would you want to though, without a job? HK is a shit place to be right now. Still expensive, No freedom, lockdowns every other week, Big Brother's security law breathing down our necks......

You really aren't liking the place anymore are you? Are you looking to leave?

[Kiz]

why would you want to though, without a job? HK is a shit place to be right now. Still expensive, No freedom, lockdowns every other week, Big Brother's security law breathing down our necks......

I know a number of retired expats from Europe who have come back to HK for the winter (HK PRs) because it's going to be a lot safer and have a lot more freedom here this winter. I can't believe you think HK is bad comparatively.

You really are fed up with HK it seems. Perhaps it's time to relocate? Like not being rude but genuinely you really seem to hate it here now

[HK_Katherine]

I know a number of retired expats from Europe who have come back to HK for the winter (HK PRs) because it's going to be a lot safer and have a lot more freedom here this winter. I can't believe you think HK is bad comparatively.

You really are fed up with HK it seems. Perhaps it's time to relocate? Like not being rude but genuinely you really seem to hate it here now

We have been planning to relocate for months. But the place we were planning to move is "closed" now.

I was in the UK last week. Yes, re Covid, I would go there if I could but my work is in the Asian timezone. Europe is handling this pandemic better than Asia in my view. Not perfectly, but recognising the balances better

[merchantms]

We have been planning to relocate for months. But the place we were planning to move is "closed" now.

I was in the UK last week. Yes, re Covid, I would go there if I could but my work is in the Asian timezone. Europe is handling this pandemic better than Asia in my view. Not perfectly, but recognising the balances better

Not what I’m hearing from my friends in the UK who are parents. Schools closing regularly on short notice due to Covid cases which is a nightmare for working parents. If your child has symptoms they have to stay home for 2 weeks or get a test - which are tough to get right now. And it’s only October.

[SonicYouth1]

We have been planning to relocate for months. But the place we were planning to move is "closed" now.

I was in the UK last week. Yes, re Covid, I would go there if I could but my work is in the Asian timezone. Europe is handling this pandemic better than Asia in my view. Not perfectly, but recognising the balances better

Lol are you serious?!

In Asia the countries and how they're handling it has been used as examples of how to handle the pandemic - Korea, Singapore, HK and even Thailand with track & trace, contact tracing, universal testing.

[hullexile]

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What she means is more people have been infected so they are nearer herd immunity

[Pauljoecoe]

UK did not handle it well initially but as I have said before my experience is that it is handled just aswell here now as Hong Kong is doing. In fact better in some aspects as we have more space. However, I am not in a large city and am not working. I also recognise that some sections of society here are not good at following rules which doesn't help contain infection, but personally I feel safe and am happy the 92 year old mother in law is safe too.

Where I think Hong Kong/Asia has lost the plot is the extreme attitude towards isolation and restriction on travel. Government are not as bothered about the negative effects on individuals mental health, jobs and the economy in general. If I was still stuck in Hong Kong with no hope of travel out on the horizon I think I would have cracked up by now.

I think the UK is more balanced in this regard.

[ArrynField]

Assuming the data coming out of a country is accurate, the only true statistic to believe are the Death figures.

If you look at the Deaths per 1M of population:-

3. Belgium - 871 DEATHS / 1M Population
4. Spain - 699 DEATHS / 1M Population
7. Brazil - 697 DEATHS / 1M Population
10. USA - 655 DEATHS / 1M Population
12. UK - 627 DEATHS / 1M Population
13. Italy - 597 DEATHS / 1M Population
14. Sweden - 582 DEATHS / 1M Population
18. France - 498 DEATHS / 1M Population
22. Ireland - 367 DEATHS / 1M Population
34. Canada - 253 DEATHS / 1M Population
43. Portugal - 201 DEATHS / 1M Population

64. Germany - 115 DEATHS / 1M Population

110. Australia - 35 DEATHS / 1M Population

141. HK - 14 DEATHS / 1M Population
145. Japan - 13 DEATHS / 1M Population
159. S. Korea - 8 DEATHS / 1M Population

170. New Zealand - 5 DEATHS / 1M Population

172. Singapore - 5 DEATHS / 1M Population
189. Taiwan - 0.3 DEATHS / 1M Population

Based on death rates, I would say most developed European nations and USA are doing far worst than Asian countries.....

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/