Looking for Advice From Expat's Further Ahead on the Trail

Tim
It is illegal to work in Hong Kong on a visitors visa. Basically anything for whuch you should be paid for requires a working visa
I suggest you check the government web site for more details
Otherwise good luck
Brian

Thanks Brian

I have been conducting work in HKG on a periodic basis for more than three decades while employed by US based firms, so I think this is not really a legal issue.  My compensation is still paid via a U.S. based legal entity, and therefore I would not fall under HKG employment laws.  The actual work we conduct physically is conducted elsewhere in Southeast Asia.

My actual question is concerning setting up a nomadic lifestyle where we can physically reside in various countries under a tourist visa while working via the internet.  I know there are a multitude of younger internet based nomadic capitalist living this lifestyle.  Our intent is to sample as much local culture and living conditions over a several year period to help develop a first hand sense of what is right for us.

I am certain there are many Westerners fleeing the newly emerging socialist western governments, and I was hoping to take advantage of some folks who will have certainly walked this path in front of us?

Best Regards,
Tim

Hi
I’m no expert but my compensation is also paid abroad, if you have to be here then you are clearly doing some work activity, one of my colleagues was in a similar position, after upsetting someone he was reported to the immigration department. He avoided jail but now has a criminal conviction for an immigration offence. He’s already been told he can’t enter Canada and lost employment opportunities. Most governments,including good socialist ones and *** capitalist ones , protect their economies one way or another