Ying Goi Dim ⦁ 英該點
Ying Goi Dim ⦁ 英該點
Immigration Stories by Ying Goi Dim ⦁ 英該點的港英故事 港女 Kong Girl is from Hong Kong and has lived in the UK for over 13 years. This Cantonese podcast documents her chats with other Hong Kongers who are planning, or have emigrated, to the UK from Hong Kong, as they share with her their grief and joy, worries and hopes. ⦁ 港女係一個已經喺英國13年嘅香港人。呢一個podcast記錄咗佢同好多準備或已經移英嘅香港人嘅對話。英該點請你同我哋一齊細聽移英港人嘅悲與喜。 Ying Goi Dim is a website and a community for Hong Kong BNO passport holders to find answers on how to make the move and set up a new life in Britain. ⦁ 英該點係一個平台，解答擁有BNO護照嘅香港人對移民英國嘅問題。 www.yinggoidim.com
Immigration Stories by Ying Goi Dim ⦁ 英該點的港英故事 港女 Kong Girl is from Hong Kong and has lived in the UK for over 13 years. This Cantonese podcast documents her chats with other Hong Kongers who are planning, or have emigrated, to the UK from Hong Kong, as they share with her their grief and joy, worries and hopes. ⦁ 港女係一個已經喺英國13年嘅香港人。呢一個podcast記錄咗佢同好多準備或已經移英嘅香港人嘅對話。英該點請你同我哋一齊細聽移英港人嘅悲與喜。 Ying Goi Dim is a website and a community for Hong Kong BNO passport holders to find answers on how to make the move and set up a new life in Britain. ⦁ 英該點係一個平台，解答擁有BNO護照嘅香港人對移民英國嘅問題。 www.yinggoidim.com
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It took Monica just a few days to make her mind up and move to the UK in August 2020. Back in Hong Kong, she was in the creative industry before becoming a financial planner and eventually moving on to retail investment. Despite her good-looking CV, it still took her six months to get a job that she likes. She shares with Ying Goi Dim what she faced during her job hunt, and why she decided to do further studies in the UK while applying for jobs.
Hong Konger Ella moved to the UK 16 years ago. Ella worked in a bar, in a Chinese restaurant as a waitress in Tesco stacking the shelves. Now she is a business owner with her own Chinese takeaway in North Yorkshire. She shares with Ying Goi Dim her experience running a catering business in the UK, and why British people don’t like their chicken with bones.
Samson Chan is in his early 50s. He left Hong Kong in fear of his life and arrived the UK in early January. He was the assistant of Ted Hui, former Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator who faces criminal charges stemming from protests in Hong Kong in 2019. After Ted Hui landed in London to begin self-exile in early December 2020, Samson believed he was being followed in Hong Kong. It is this worry that pushed him to leave Hong Kong after having lived there all his life.
May is a grandmother in her 60s. When her daughter and son asked if she wanted to move to the UK with them now that the BNO Visa is a reality, she was hesitant in giving up her life in Hong Kong. Considering that flying between the UK and Hong Kong regularly would be even more difficult when she gets older, she decided to come on LOTR with her husband, children and grandchildren. The three generations moved to the UK in October 2020.
Kaka and Bear have been best friends since secondary school. After the BNO Visa was announced, it took them only a few days to pluck up the courage to tell their parents their desire to move to the UK as two single girls to support one another. They each bought a house in the same city from Hong Kong, and Bear moved to Glasgow in December on LOTR (leave outside the rules). We spoke to Kaka, who has resigned and plans to move into her new home with her dog in April.
Eva came to the UK on her own in November on LOTR (leave outside the rules) hoping for a better life. With no family or friends here, she decided to call Bristol home. This is the story of a single girl moving into a share flat with three male housemates, and working in a warehouse for £10/hour while figuring what to do next.
Before coming to the UK, GoGo (高高) thought starting a new life in the UK with his wife and son would be expensive and difficult. He wanted to stay in Hong Kong for a few more years and to earn more before moving but the rapidly changing environment in Hong Kong meant the longer he delayed his move, the less fair it was for his 9-year-old son. As he did his research, he noticed living in the North is affordable, and his house is "frankly cheaper than a flat in the Greater Bay".
Hong Kongers who arrived on Leave Outside the Rules (‘LOTR’) before 31 July will have a few days' gap in their leave to remain before the BNO visa process begins on 31 January 2021. What should they do to ensure their leave to remain in the UK and continue work and study? We asked Zoe Bantleman of Richmond Chambers LLP.
If you are in the UK already, I trust you will agree with me that it is cold (and it's not even snowing in London yet). I've lived here 13 years now and I still can't bear it. So I asked my Hong Kong friends who lived abroad for years, as well as a few Brits, their advice on how to stay warm in temperate climate.
Kane Chiang has been in the UK for a few months since he arrived on LOTR (leave outside the rules) with his family in August 2020. Since mid October he has been working as a steel fixer. He's surprised that demand for construction workers in the UK is fairly stable despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Russell arrived in the UK in mid October with his wife and their 6-year-old daughter on leave outside the rules (LOTR). Like many Hong Kongers, Russell wanted to get a job as soon as possible and sent out nearly 100 job applications. He thought he hit rock bottom when McDonald’s refused to offer him a job interview. But, life works in mysterious ways and within two weeks of moving to Manchester, he found a job through other Hong Kongers they met in Whatsapp groups.
Will you still wear a mask after COVID vaccine arrives? It’s a yes for Kong Girl and London Lad, as we noticed fewer people i n our area are wearing it after news of the the Pfizer vaccine has been approved by the UK. In this article we talk about why some Hong Kongers prefer surgical masks made in Hong Kong.
At Christmastime, a whole range of seasonal foods will appear that you might be expected to eat. Here in the final part of our series on Christmas is your guide.
This is the third part on our series on Christmas. Let us walk you through what to expect and how to have fun on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!
This is the second part on our series on Christmas. We hope this guidance on the culture around presents and cards will help you navigate your first British Christmas and make it special for you.
Not many of us will have a normal Christmas this year, especially new arrivals in the UK. For most of us it won’t be possible to get together and celebrate in the normal ways, but here are some things you should expect from your first UK Christmas. This comes in four parts which we will post through the week.
Jessie So has been a journalist for 15 years. During 2019, she was one of the journalists at the frontline reporting on the protests in Hong Kong. This year, with a large number of Hong Kongers planning to move to the UK due to the implementation of the National Security Law and the announcement of the BNO Visas, she turned her focus to documenting the stories of those who moved. She started talking to many about immigration. She shares with Kong Girl some of the most memorable stories she saw and heard.
Let's face it, it is unlikely that we will bring all our furniture and electrical appliances with us to the UK. If your family and friends don't need them either, remember there are many Hong Kongers who will benefit massively from your donation. One of the charities that will take your unwanted items to people in need is Hong Kong-based Crossroads Foundation (國際十字路會) . They have been operating for 25 years. We spoke to them to find out why you should not throw your stuff away.
"The BNO visa is our escape route," so Thomas brought his three kids, his wife, a dog and a rabbit to the UK in October. Thomas began his research seriously in August and came for one week to do viewings after details of the BNO Visa emerged. To arrange such a big move, Thomas had to be methodical and organised.
Carly Rajani is "never overseas Chinese, always a Hong Konger" despite living in the UK for 15 years. Wanting more opportunities (去闖), she applied for a working visa in 2005 and came to the UK as a single girl without a job. Little did she know she would then get married, have two children, and call the UK her permanent home. "If I could start a life here with nothing and nobody, I am sure Hong Kongers coming here on BNO Visas will be able to make it."
Born in Hong Kong, Francine Fu came to London 3 years ago for her master's degree. She plans to marry her Hungarian fiancee within the next two years and call the UK a permanent home. Ying Goi Dim talks to her about adaptation - a challenge that many Hong Kongers will face in the coming years.
Nick, born in the 1970s, plans to migrate to the UK using BNO visas in February/March 2021. Given his kids do not have BNO passports, not moving to the UK means he would take away the opportunity of becoming British away from his two daughters. It will be an emotional goodbye to the city he lived in all his life, and he's now preparing himself and his family mentally for this big move.
Suki Chan has been married to a Brit for 22 years but only recently relocated to Newcastle in the UK with him and their daughter. With 25 years of experience in the hairdressing sector, we asked her for a survival guide in salons in the UK, and her thoughts on becoming a hairdresser in the UK.
Winky Ma arrived in the UK on Leave Outside the Rules (LOTR) in late September. The recent political situation in Hong Kong prompted him to leave Hong Kong and move to Manchester on his own as a "lonely middle-aged man" (孤獨老餅), as he describes himself. He has shared with us what he did to set up his life in the UK.
Helen Cheung and her boyfriend care for three animals - one cat and two bunnies. When she decided to move to Leeds with her boyfriend, they used pet relocation companies to bring the pets over from Hong Kong. Helen shares with us how she arranged for the immigration of Meow-Wu - a beloved black and white street cat rescued by her two years ago.
We followed up with Jeff Chu, who moved to Altrincham, Greater Manchester in early August 2020. He told us how his relationship with his family improved since living in the UK, how his daughter is getting used to school and how he noticed a surge of Hong Kongers around Altrincham.
When it comes to securing a mortgage, some Hong Kongers find it hard to pass UK lenders’ requirements. Propcap (+852 9156 5648) is a buy-to-let mortgage lender from Hong Kong, offering an alternative solution to Hong Kongers who plan to buy residential properties in the UK.
When it comes to securing a mortgage, some Hong Kongers find it hard to pass UK lenders’ requirements. Propcap (+852 9156 5648) is a buy-to-let mortgage lender from Hong Kong, offering an alternative solution to Hong Kongers who plan to buy residential properties in the UK.
We reconnected with Ashley (not his real name), who arrived the UK on 6 August 2020 on Leave Outside the Rules (LOTR). He flew back to Hong Kong in late September because of rising Covid-19 cases in the UK, and upon arrival he was tested positive. Although this interrupted his plan of starting a new chapter in the UK, he plans to apply for the BNO visa in mid 2021. He told Ying Goi Dim readers: "Even though there was an interruption to my UK settlement... Hong Kongers need to know it's not that hard to start a life in the UK."
Leo Yu plans to come to the UK in 2022 with his family and mother in law using the BNO visa. Like many Hong Kongers, his biggest worry is whether he can find a job in the UK. “If I am willing to work hard, I will not starve,” and with this mentality Leo quit his job as a clerk and is now training to be a plumber.
When it comes to securing a mortgage, some Hong Kongers find it hard to pass UK lenders’ requirements. Propcap (+852 9156 5648) is a buy-to-let mortgage lender from Hong Kong, offering an alternative solution to Hong Kongers who plan to buy residential properties in the UK.
When it comes to securing a mortgage, some Hong Kongers find it hard to pass UK lenders’ requirements. Propcap (+852 9156 5648) is a buy-to-let mortgage lender from Hong Kong, offering an alternative solution to Hong Kongers who plan to buy residential properties in the UK.
When it comes to securing a mortgage, some Hong Kongers find it hard to pass UK lenders’ requirements. Propcap (+852 9156 5648) is a buy-to-let mortgage lender from Hong Kong, offering an alternative solution to Hong Kongers who plan to buy residential properties in the UK.
New details of the BNO visa are great news for Hong Kongers. An announcement today confirmed that the BNO visa route will be open for applications from 31 January 2021 and there will be NO limit on numbers.
Nigel Chan and her husband’s plan was if one of them managed to get a job in the UK then they would move immediately. They arrived at Manchester airport on Leave Outside the Rules (LOTR) in early October.
Judy Chan and her kids need to fly to the UK in October to pick up their BRPs, and then fly back to Hong Kong to finalise their move. The Hong Kong government’s new COVID-19 rules on inbound travellers are making it hard for her.
Ying Goi Dim spoke to a Hong Kong family who arrived in the UK using Leave Outside the Rules (LOTR) and manage to enrol the 6-year-old daughter into a school in the UK.
Ashley (not his real name) was one of the first LOTR arrivals on 6 August 2020 and is in his new job for the second week. We reconnected with him to share his experience so far. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/97/
Kane Chiang and his wife and two young kids decided that they would emigrate to the UK on 22 July 2020 when details of the BNO Visa came out. One month later, they landed in the UK using Leave Outside the Rules (LOTR). Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/80/
No one wants to be bald, and many Hong Kongers are worried that hard water in the UK will result in serious hair loss. So, we asked Dr K Kwong, celebrity scientist in Hong Kong, if hard water really causes baldness. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/76/
Many Hong Kongers are already planning to sell their property in Hong Kong and to buy a new one in the UK. There is also great demand for UK property which is still very affordable and offers good yields and potential capital growth. Ying Goi Dim speaks to Liquid Expat Mortgage about how to secure a mortgage in the UK. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/72
Many Hong Kongers are already planning to sell their property in Hong Kong and to buy a new one in the UK. There is also great demand for UK property which is still very affordable and offers good yields and potential capital growth. Ying Goi Dim speaks to Liquid Expat Mortgage about how to secure a mortgage in the UK. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/72
Many Hong Kongers are already planning to sell their property in Hong Kong and to buy a new one in the UK. There is also great demand for UK property which is still very affordable and offers good yields and potential capital growth. Ying Goi Dim speaks to Liquid Expat Mortgage about how to secure a mortgage in the UK. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/72
Many Hong Kongers are already planning to sell their property in Hong Kong and to buy a new one in the UK. There is also great demand for UK property which is still very affordable and offers good yields and potential capital growth. Ying Goi Dim speaks to Liquid Expat Mortgage about how to secure a mortgage in the UK. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/72
Many Hong Kongers are already planning to sell their property in Hong Kong and to buy a new one in the UK. There is also great demand for UK property which is still very affordable and offers good yields and potential capital growth. Ying Goi Dim speaks to Liquid Expat Mortgage about how to secure a mortgage in the UK. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/72
CFY has been in the travel industry focussing on air tariffs for nearly 15 years. She gave Ying Goi Dim an insider’s guide to flight booking and offered some insight for those who are planning to move to the UK in 2021. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/69/
Jeff Chu left Hong Kong and arrived in Altrincham, Greater Manchester on a spouse visa less than two weeks ago in early August. Read our article here: https://forum.yinggoidim.com/discussion/68