Eng Teacher wants to move to HK

Hi, I'v been teaching English to kids in Taiwan for 3 years. I want to relocate to HK and am wondering if I would be employable with a University Degree and 3 years teaching experience (no certificates).


Currently I make about 18k HKD, and save around 10K HKD a month. I live simply in a small studio without many extra expenses. I know the cost of living is much higher in HK than in Taipei, so, are English Teacher salaries higher? and would similar savings be possible by living simply?


I appreciate advice from any xpat Eng Teachers.


Has anybody escaped the Eng Teacher trap and actually found a business job after teaching for several years? I have a Degree in Marketing from a good Canadian University but only have a few years sales experience after graduation before I move to Asia. Do I stand a chance getting back into business in HK? I'm willing to take an entry level position, but would anybody sponsor me for a visa at an entry level?


Ugh, life, what has it come to, what to do? Thanks for any thoughts.


-Rob

...really, nobody?

...there's gotta be an Eng teacher out there that has an idea of the market, please reply even with a sentence or two

have been teaching english in Hong Kong for 3 years. I have worked mostly in kindergartens, had a short stint in a language centre and done some tutoring jobs too.


JUST THIS WEEK i found the invoice from my kindergarten to my teaching agency.


$1600hk per day

=$200hk per hour


the income i generate on my own is


=$32,000hk per month


However my teaching agency (teacher supply company) only pays me


$900hk per day

=$112.5hk per hour


the income i receive per month


=$17,920hk per month


My agency takes a cut of


$14,080 every month

=$140,800 per year (10 months/40 weeks)


This is the most useful/up to date/un-biased info u will find on the web about what kindergartens are willing to pay for a native english teacher right now in 2012. $200/per hour its a modest total but hard to get your hands on it with all the greedy agencies out there.


P.M if ur interested to know what agency im talking about.