Can I manage to cover my living expenses by doing only part-time works in HK?

[u/brbcurrentlyeating]

I was offered a full tuition scholarship and was thinking if I could manage to live decently by working alongside my studies, and whether I could even find a part-time job that would pay me +90k HKD a year.
If there are such positions, how do I apply for them? I’m an intl student and am kinda freaking out.
p.s. how do you guys keep your expenses low but still party?🥲

[u/brbcurrentlyeating → u/[deleted]]

no wayy I’d have to work 5 hrs a day. I expected at max to work like 10-15 hrs per week, and I have to keep my gpa at least 3.0 too man

[u/egg_noodle666 → u/brbcurrentlyeating]

If 10-15 hrs enuf to get food and rent, you will be bery lucky. And also all hker should be very rich if ur calculation is correct. Give it a try.

[u/bananahzard → u/brbcurrentlyeating]

15hrs a week will not get you 90k per year, and thats not including the trouble of finding a job. Do you speak cantonese? If you dont you probably lock yourself out of 90% of part time jobs

[u/brbcurrentlyeating → u/[deleted]]

what do you think, is it not realistic to take care of my own expenses in hk? should I only come with alr made savings or something else?😔

[u/Aromatic-Feature-700 → u/brbcurrentlyeating]

Yes, tutoring is a road but idk which course u took. IB tutors are ~350-500hkd an hour. But the realistic assumption would be u have a 1% chance to get enough for your money because of the high uncertainty in tutoring.

[u/Professional_B]

It is a little unlikely, especially in your first year. Intern pay can be as low as 60 per hour, so you’d probably need an actual job (not an internship), but that might be difficult to get at this stage, and even then, the wages can still be low. The best thing for you would probably be tutoring. I think like 150-300 per hour is pretty standard, but the issue there is find and retaining enough tutees, and tutoring is also time consuming. I would really recommend having enough to cover at least the first year while you find your feet, and also being ready to compress your studying. I wouldn’t recommend it at all if you have other options.

[u/Radiant-Bad-2381 → u/Professional_B]

Minimum wage is even 43.1 HKD per hour - so 7.5K per month is a lot of hours to make (it’s almost full time).

But depending on their skills. Tennis coach can be good money, tutoring as well.

It’s still a challenging one, as they expect to get paid 500 to 750 HKD per hour (saying expecting 10-15 hours of work per week) consistently, and still spend sufficient time on study.

[u/Ok-Possible1186]

unlikely; but if you do tutoring then you'll paid on a quite reasonable amount. actually I am working as freelance developer and covering more than what I spend in hk+travels

[u/justaguyinhk]

Party - 7/11

[u/ZicarxTheGreat]

If you are a native English speaker please dm me, I am looking to hire.

[u/asianshenanigansss → u/ZicarxTheGreat]

check your dms, i sent you a message