Hi All,
I've accepted a job offer in Hong Kong to work in Central and will be moving over within a month or two and have done some reading here and another HK expat forum but still have some answer I hope the more experienced expats in Hong Kong can help answer. Here goes.
My employer has agreed to cover the initial 2 months of accommodation in a serviced apartment (budget of 40K for 2 months) while I settle in. I'll probably need a Hong Kong bank account for my employer to pay my salary to from the 1st month onwards. I understand that to open a bank account I'll need proof of address and my passport. But if I'm staying in a serviced apartment how will I have a proof of address to open the bank account? Would I be able to use the serviced apartment as a temporary address for opening the bank account and update the address once I find my permanent home? Would they accept an invoice/receipt from the apartment as a proof of address?
Secondly, I actually have the option of going 1 or 2 months for the serviced apartment. I'm just wondering if anyone has required a full 2 months to find their new home or in reality 1 month is actually more than enough time? If I go with 1 month, I actually have more from the budget to find a nicer serviced apartment for that 1 month.
Finally, for 2 months at a serviced apartment, I'm intending to spend maybe 14 - 15K per month as I'll be able to use the remaining of the 40K budget to ship personal belongings from my home country to my new home. I've been looking at Central Shorts serviced apartment since it's walking distance to Central and being new in the country I believe the convenience would really help with settling in. Does anyone have any experience staying there, heard anything good/bad about them, or have any other recommendations?
Thanks,
HK Bound Newbie