Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Their own way of doing things!


MEETING AND GREETING


.The handshake is commonly used when greeting westerners.
.The Hong Kong Chinese handshake is rather light.
.During the greeting, many Hong Kong Chinese lower their eyes as a sign of respect.
.There is no need for you to emulate this gesture, although prolonged eye contact should be avoided during the greeting.
.If you are at a large function, you may introduce yourself to other guests.
.At smaller functions, it is polite to wait for your host or hostess to introduce you.
.The Chinese traditionally have 3 names: The surname, or family name is first and is followed by two personal names. The first personal name is their father's name and the second personal name is their own name.
.Address the person by an honorific title and their surname.
.If they want to move to a first name basis, they will advise you which name to use.
.Some Chinese adopt more western names and may ask you to call them by that name.

BUSINESS ETIQUETTE AND PROTOCOL

.They are quite familiar and comfortable with people from other countries.
.The Hong Kong Chinese take a long-term view of business relationships.
.Business cards are exchanged after the initial introductions.
.Have one side of your business card translated into Chinese, with the Chinese characters printed in gold, since it is an auspicious color.
.Business cards are exchanged using both hands.
.Hand your card so the typeface faces the recipient.

I've already made my own business card, however after researching I found out I should put Chinese on the other side!All information found from kwintessential

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