Hong Kong-born Vicky Wong founded EPC Consulting, a China-focused executive recruitment and human resources company, in 2001. EPC has 32 employees spread over four offices in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing.
I’m based in Hong Kong, but I spend two days a week in Guangzhou. I take the 8:18am Hong Kong-Guangzhou Express Train. With my Hong Kong identity card and China returnee card, I can go through both sides of the immigration in just 10 minutes. But because of the forthcoming Asian Games in Guangzhou, the train is quite full.
As soon as I arrive in Guangzhou, I meet the 14 staff members in our office to review projects and clients. Guangzhou is our research base but we discuss opening a new office in Shenzhen, where more clients are asking us to help them recruit employees.