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10 Tips for Living in Hong Kong

By Betsy Burlingame

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Summary: Despite the crowds and high cost of living, Hong Kong lures expats from around the globe. Members in Hong Kong offer advice about where to live, international schools, meeting others in Hong Kong and more.

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About the Author

Betsy Burlingame Betsy Burlingame is the Founder and President of Expat Exchange and is one of the Founders of Digital Nomad Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange, Betsy worked at AT&T in International and Mass Market Marketing. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in International Business and German.

Some of Betsy's articles include 12 Best Places to Live in Portugal, 7 Best Places to Live in Panama and 12 Things to Know Before Moving to the Dominican Republic. Betsy loves to travel and spend time with her family. Connect with Betsy on LinkedIn.


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Comments

guest
Jun 14, 2013 01:43

Only advise I have for expats considering Hong Kong is: Don't.

RitaMak
Feb 6, 2014 01:32

Another tips is to hire a self storage unit. Apartment in Hong Kong are so there are next to no storage space. You are going to free us plenty of space when you use a Hongkong Storage

SGProperty
Nov 21, 2015 22:28

This was really helpful for those who are planning to moved in to Hongkong. Well, Hongkong is not that bad like any other countries, you can still consider leaving in that place, however, added to list, you can consider also Singapore. For your Singapore properties, take a look at http://www.propertysales.sg/

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