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I love Hong Kong. I love Hong Kongers and spent wonderful three years there. Am now leaving though (for many reasons, career and this). Not sure where off to ne

by ulfw 7y ago

I love Hong Kong. I love Hong Kongers and spent wonderful three years there. Am now leaving though (for many reasons, career and this). Not sure where off to next. Singapore again? Australia? Don't know. Depends on opportunities. If anyone needs a good product guy, let me know Unfortunately Hong Kong has never been competitive in tech offerings and quality of life has been going down dramatically over recent years.

singularity2001 7y ago
How did quality of life go down?
- theredbox 7y ago
  Extreme real estate prices?
theredbox 7y ago
Why not try mainland then ? Shenzhen or Guangzhou.
teknologist 7y ago
Couldn't recommend Mainland China!
FabHK 7y ago
Agreed, it's a unique and energetic place. Shame that it's going downhill: * extreme inequality - fresh graduates will have to work for a decade or more before they'll be able to put down a deposit for a 150 sq foot "shoebox", while the tycoons with their mansions on The Peak are chauffeured around in Rolls Royce and helicopters * gradual erosion of civil liberties * air pollution * ridiculous rents - any business will have the rent increased on it until they're just scraping by, if at all. Main Street mom and pop shops are replaced by luxury shops catering to rich tourists (in China, you have value added tax, luxury tax, and the risk of fakes - so they much prefer buying in HK). For example, more Swiss watches are sold in HK (with 7m inhabitants) than in any other country [1] The indomitable spirit of the Hong Kongers is inspiring though. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/is-the-swiss-watch-export-slump-over https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/is-the-sw...
lifeformed 7y ago
Taipei.
- ulfw 7y ago
  I'd love Taipei. Some of the nicest people I've met. Unfortunately tech salaries are the lowest across Asia and not many good opportunities out there. Otherwise, sure ;)

by ulfw 7y ago

singularity2001 7y ago

How did quality of life go down?

theredbox 7y ago
Extreme real estate prices?

theredbox 7y ago

Why not try mainland then ? Shenzhen or Guangzhou.

teknologist 7y ago

Couldn't recommend Mainland China!

FabHK 7y ago

Agreed, it's a unique and energetic place. Shame that it's going downhill: * extreme inequality - fresh graduates will have to work for a decade or more before they'll be able to put down a deposit for a 150 sq foot "shoebox", while the tycoons with their mansions on The Peak are chauffeured around in Rolls Royce and helicopters * gradual erosion of civil liberties * air pollution * ridiculous rents - any business will have the rent increased on it until they're just scraping by, if at all. Main Street mom and pop shops are replaced by luxury shops catering to rich tourists (in China, you have value added tax, luxury tax, and the risk of fakes - so they much prefer buying in HK). For example, more Swiss watches are sold in HK (with 7m inhabitants) than in any other country [1] The indomitable spirit of the Hong Kongers is inspiring though. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/is-the-swiss-watch-export-slump-over https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/is-the-sw...

lifeformed 7y ago

Taipei.

ulfw 7y ago
I'd love Taipei. Some of the nicest people I've met. Unfortunately tech salaries are the lowest across Asia and not many good opportunities out there. Otherwise, sure ;)