What are the positive and negative aspects of living in Hong Kong?
+ It’s compact, it’s efficient and it works. Everything is accessible, there are great outdoor activities. HK has a wonderful range of very interesting people living there and it is intellectually very stimulating. Something is happening every day and every night and it’s hard to choose what to do. + My kids have the opportunity to learn Chinese (Mandarin), which I think is a fabulous thing and worth staying in HK for. + Having help in the home is wonderful when you have young children. – My kids would dearly love to have a garden and a ‘home all to ourselves’ i.e. not live in a high rise apartment. Rental is very expensive, so apartments are small. Personally, I enjoy city life. – The pollution is truly bad some days. We’ve had no immediate effects on our health, but I do worry about the long term effects. – HK is a very, very noisy place. -Do you have any tips for our readers about living in Hong Kong? Embrace it. Take everything it has to offer and enjoy. Don’t focus on what you’ve
