Siu Lun

I’ve had the privilege of socialising, and working with some of the more passionate web enthusiast in Hong Kong for the past few months. As being a producer, I’ve had to source vendors whom can deliver exceptionally high quality web productions to match the need of our clients.

In my search for such talents, I’ve come across a lot of individuals whom I would never have found unless I found somebody who knows of them.

Such talents obviously found that it is much more lucrative, and satisfying to work for oneself in a city where web development is poorly understood, appreciated and paid.

The talent is out there, it’s a matter of either they get together to form a bigger group, or, somebody with the money and willingness to snatch them all up. Can you depend on any existing companies in Hong Kong? I doubt it very much, one thing I’ve noticed is that in a 4As environment, you can only get in if you either worked for another 4As before, or a recommendation from a friend.

It’s really quite an ‘inbred’, closed-off group particularly when people in Hong Kong looks out for friend and family even when they have no real talent. No offence intended to those that do.