Moving to Hong Kong

What do former politician Chris Patten, adventurer Morris Abraham Cohen and footballer Alan Ball have in common? They all saw the wisdom of moving to Hong Kong, one of the world’s most advanced metropolises and an intriguing meeting point between Western and Eastern cultures. The role of English as an official language is a hangover from Hong Kong’s colonial past and is certainly one of the main reasons why Britons, Australians and Americans have felt such a draw to this wondrous place.

Another factor is Hong Kong’s status as a global financial centre doing business with a whole panoply of foreign firms, corporations and banks. Many Westerners find themselves moving to Hong Kong because of the relative economic liberty and the commercial opportunities available: the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the sixth largest in the world (an achievement given Hong Kong’s relatively small size) and the territory has been ranked number one in the Index of Economic Freedom for the last 15 years.

From a lifestyle point of view, moving to Hong Kong can be very convenient and enjoyable. The cuisine comprises local dishes such as da been lo (where diners boil a selection of foodstuffs in a hot pot themselves) as well as Western-style gourmet and fast food. Indeed, it has been remarked that Hong Kong boasts the widest variety of food anywhere in the world, a testament to its multicultural status and unique geographical location.

Hong Kong enjoys many more political freedoms than anywhere else in China and is a relaxed and tolerant society. This in itself appeals to foreigners interested in moving to Hong Kong.

There are no shortage of attractions in Hong. Perhaps the chief among them is the Giant Buddha (Tian Tian Buddha) which is the world’s tallest bronze monument of this kind.

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