[marc26]

Originally Posted by Coolhand

Slightly off topic, but my HK viisa and work permit was due for renewal, and due to a trip to Indonesia and a lazy agent, I ended up on "overstay".
Every Saturday night the police go round the discos in Wanchai, checking the visas of the girls. All the ones that knew were pointing me out to the police, saying "check him, his visa has expired!". The police just smiled and moved on!
One girl, who was kee mau, pulled out her passport with some credit cards, and said to the policewoman, "I no have visa, you take Mastercard?". Again a tolerant smile and they moved on.

my company screwed up my work permit big time. which i knew the lazy head of human resorces would. then she sat on it for 2 weeks until my boss came back from holiday and i got denied an urgent "labor market opinion" and had to leave Canada in a week. thats why i was in nyc for 3 months
sorting it all out