Hi everyone!
We are pleased to inform you that the Hong Kong Expat Guide is now online.
Planning to move to Hong Kong? Check out all that you need to know on travel formalities, visas, work, accommodation, study, health care, taxes, etc.
If you have already settled there, find tips on how to open a bank account, transports, leisure, telecommunications, and many other topics.
Our aim is to provide you with all the necessary information to help you succeed in your expatriation project.
To read these articles, please click on the following titles:
Generalities
Discover Hong Kong
Formalities
Traveling to Hong Kong
Getting married in Hong Kong
Visas
Visas in Hong Kong
Work
Labor market in Hong Kong
Find a job in Hong Kong
WHV in Hong Kong
Internship in Hong Kong
Setting up a business in Hong Kong
Accommodation
Accommodation in Hong Kong
Buying a property in Hong Kong
Study
Study in Hong Kong
Health care
Health care in Hong Kong
Bank
Opening a bank account in Hong Kong
Tax
Taxes in Hong Kong
Transports
Transports in Hong Kong
Driver's license
Driving in Hong Kong
Removal
Moving to Hong Kong
Communications
Phones and Internet in Hong Kong
Leisure
Leisure in Hong Kong
Sports in Hong Kong
Miscellaneous
Traveling to Hong Kong with your pet
Lifestyle in Hong Kong
Feel free to post your comments or to write an article in the guide to share information with soon-to-be expats and those who already live in Hong Kong.
If you wish to share your expat experience in Hong Kong, contact us to participate in the Interviews section.
Enjoy the reading! 
New Hong Kong Expat Guide
Hi
I read your remarks about opening a bank account in hk
I opened one at HSBC and i can tell you from my experience it was a pain in the butt
First you need of course your passport and also your address but you also need a second paper for ID purposes with your name on it and it has be you full name the same as your passport.
In canada on a driver license which i thought would be ok for second paper for id purposes was not because they have my initial on it not my full second name and my other documents have the same thing because in canada they never use the middle name except on your passport
so it is not as easy as one two three for sure took me three trips to the bank and then i had to wait ten days for an ATM A CARD thats sent in the mail.
I checked a few other banks and it is same procedure.
To summarize you need two pieces of id with full name plus proof of address.
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