Siu Lun

Thanks for all the job offers recently, however I’m officially going to announce today that I’ve taken the decision to resign from all jobs and agency work permanently.

My recent experience in one of the top 4As agency in Hong Kong will be the last. I would like to clarify somethings though as to why I’ve taken this decision.

Since I moved from the UK to HK to start my own business, I’ve actually already decided not to work in an agency. I was in a digital agency in UK – a very good one I might add.

I just realise during my time in the UK that doing websites for clients is not a sustainable industry. Actually I realised that in my 2nd year of university, when I came up with a business plan to which I’ll execute once I leave my current position. There is so much more potential even now in web development than agency work it is much more satisfactory and rewarding to do so. The only reason I joined an agency in the UK was to further my development skillset as it allows me to work for many different clients with different requirements, and I succeed, together with the agency I was with.

In my previous post, I took on the opportunity in HK’s 4As agency to try and do something significant. Changing the web development landscape in Hong Kong, well little did I know the core crux of the matter of today’s web development landscape is not only because of cheap clients, but also the quality of people as well as people’s attitudes, this is also made worst in the 4As environment, to which is a different topic entirely.

I gave up. Yes I gave up, it was not worth perusing the path any longer, particularly when they installed somebody higher up that is supposed to be the head of digital with no technical or digital agency background or knowledge. There was no way to win this game the way I see it, that is not to say he may not be able to achieve the goal for the agency, but certainly will not be how I envisioned it to be.

Hence, from now on, I won’t take on anymore jobs and agency type work, nor would I work for any ordinary Hong Kong companies. That’s not to say I’ve given up on Hong Kong’s web development scene, it’s just that rather than use what HK has, I’m starting from scratch, building it the way I see it working. Be a real digital producer.

During my journey up till now, I’ve met many many similar minded people, and it comforts me to think that I’m not alone in my thinking, my actions. To all those that truly cares about the web development scene of Hong Kong. I sincerely hope that we’ll be able to work together towards a brighter future for us. Different in fields we may be, our way of work, mentality and thoughts are similar. I wish you all good luck in the future. Thanks for all the support various people have given me throughout my journey. All the best.