A: I have been in China since September 2002 and I continued my specialization in finance and accounting, administration. The scope of work changes, some of the functional experience I have included marketing and sales and management. Specifically, I deal more with business finance and have also gone through one Singapore IPO project with a Chinese group.

A: The people, business and activities in Shanghai. Also, I am Chinese educated and hope to use this advantage in the booming Chinese economy. But most important all, I was offered a position with a property developer in Shanghai and I accepted the challenge immediately then.

A: It was confusing at the beginning as I need to know a whole new set of rules of the games. China is still developing into a country that would eventually have "rule of law" and there would be numerous arguments about rules and regulations.

A:Before working in China, I was under the impression that China was a country with a lot of corruption, under-tables and etc I heard that police mght not be as helpful and sometimes can even be brutal. Also, rule of law might not be common.

I was impressed with Shanghai's development but I was more impressed with the law enforcement teams. A violation of advetisement regulations landed me with the City Managemen Team's office. I was told and shown the regulations, telling me the right procedures to get it done properly and the options available to solve the violation. We discussed about the size of the board and finally paid fine acording to the size. All done in a professional manner, no under-tables.

Another point which impressed me a lot is the commitment of giving a reply to government business. My application for a residence card had a reply time frame of 7 days and I received the answer with 5 days through mail! Well, dealing with traffic police on accidents may still not be that pleasant.
Overall, Shanghai is catching up with the world very fast and may be the first to set some whole standards.

A: The legal system and rule of law is taking place. There are more people standing out to fight for their rights. The strong desire to be successful is driving a lot of Chinese to work harder and to work smarter. The newspapers are more open and have discussed many issues openly. Sometimes the media are hush to the local government officials for wrong doings.

In 2001, I saw on TV that Beijing City Health Department's senior officers on TV explaining and answering questions on healthcare reform. The open, truthful and frank answers obviously satisfied the audience. The renewal of leadership within the Communist Party and Government is a sign that this country is getting into rule of law and having some of its best sons and daughters to lead the country.

A: I can get kaya bread, cha kuay tiao, chicken rice, laksa in Beijing and Shanghai. What else would I miss? My family!