All the people who say you can't get a Z visa in HK on this site are dumb children who don't understand what a Z visa is. Yes you can get one in HK. However you need to actually have a school in China provide you with certain documents. The idiots on this board probably just walked into the consulate and tried filling out the form without even a job lined up. Knuckle heads. Then they go and spread the rumor on the internet that you shouldn't go to China on a tourist visa. In some cases that is true, however some local governments require you arrive at the school first before you can be given the documentation necessary for a z visa to then be taken to consulate outside of China. LOL HK is outside of China in this regard. Haha