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TechShop, there is very little software industry there. It's an industrial town, and there are/were parts of it that are off limits to foreigners. Sure, you can
by mahmud 13y ago
TechShop, there is very little software industry there. It's an industrial town, and there are/were parts of it that are off limits to foreigners. Sure, you can source parts to every gadget and machine you would want to build in Hua Qiang Bey, but there is no tech "scene", for lack of a better word, not many locals using their own wares to make new stuff. It's an industrialist city geared toward exports.
- xilei 13y agoShenzhen hosts the biggest Software company in China: TENCENT. Also the ecosystem is changing fast with a year of Startup Weekend and HAXLR8R over there.
- mahmud 13y agoGood to hear that. I love Shenzhen, not as cultured as many other Chinese cities, but it was fun.
- xilei 13y agodude, Shenzhen came a long way and is the future of China (I lived in 5 cities across the country in the past 12 years). Design is all over the map and is going to swallow HK in the next 10-20 years.
- nirvanatikku 13y agoI've heard this case for Shanghai, not so much for Shenzhen. Interesting. The one thing I personally think is holding HK back from further flourishing is the pollution (thus Singapore seemingly having an edge at the moment). I imagine Shenzhen will face similar issues as it continues to grow?
- matthewrudy 13y agoHong Kong's biggest problem is quality of life. Unless they can fix housing, life in Hong Kong is going to remain stunted.
- Volpe 13y agoWhat do you mean "off limits to foreigners"? I travel to china regularly, and have never encountered an "off limits" section of any city. * * I am very obviously a foreigner in China.
- mahmud 13y agoAre you ethnic Chinese? There are entire parts of Boa'An that you will be told not to venture into. I have had taxis refuse to take me there, I thought it had to do with the SEZ red/green class restrictions, but we were once told to turn around a private vehicle, ca 2006-2007, fwiw.