You do realise that it is not illegal to resign from a job right? Whilst, it is very, very illegal to work on a tourist visa.

Most people who find new jobs can easily switch their residence permit to their new company, although shitty company may try to withhold documents. However, many teachers can probably tell you from experience: Nobody f**ks with a public uni.

If you work at a private training centre or any other employer (like Golden Staffing) that talks of threats to hold you to 'a year of slavery,' simply find a new job at a public university.

Most public universities are aware that these places don't tend to have the most professional of management and if they try to slander you through bad feedback, etc, they probably won't give a s**t about what they have to say. They'll give you a proper job interview for a reason and are perfectly capable of determining whether you are a suitable teacher or not.

If they try to withhold documents to prevent you switching your visa over, many a public university will happily threaten to get the government involved; therefore nobody f**ks with them.

The only downside is that many university contracts have a contract breach penalty. However, not all universities do.

Don't waste your time with tourist visas and trips to Hong Kong!