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Hong Kong expats

Hong Kong expats
Foreign residents make up almost 10 per cent of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million population, with expats working in a wide range of industries, including banking, finance, arts, hospitality, health and education.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Illustration: Craig Stephens
China society

Opinion | Why China shouldn’t be complacent as Western expat numbers drop

The presence of foreigners not only brings economic benefits through trade and investment but also fresh ideas and cultural understanding.

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Hong Kong property

Hey big spender! Hong Kong transacts 3 luxury homes in a week

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong boasts more fresh talent than Singapore in 5 industries: global survey

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First bazaar for ethnic minority businesses in Hong Kong

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Books and literature

‘Obliviousness of men’ shown in satirical stories of toxic masculinity

Daniel Bird’s new book Sorry Men takes aim at toxic masculinity in a short-story collection about men who avoid vulnerability and honesty

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must stay international to keep talent – foreign and local

Many arriving mainlanders have the overseas exposure we need to maintain our cosmopolitan flavour and this is good – but not good enough.

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Hong Kong society

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s American Club scraps HK$1.5 million ultimatum to non-US members

Board members decide to give non-US members option to retain debenture or transfer to other membership types at no cost.

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The American Club premises in Tai Tam. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

Outside In | Hong Kong is changing. Too bad outsiders see only decline

The city has had a rough ride and some things have faded, like the dominance of Western business leaders in Hong Kong’s executive suites, but the city is stepping up Greater Bay Area integration and making new connections with formerly neglected markets. Dramatic change is afoot.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | So what if the TV show Expats did not portray Hong Kong as it likes?

Whatever the reasons the Amazon Prime Video series, which includes scenes of the 2014 protests, is not available for viewing in Hong Kong, officials should take the opportunity to reflect on the role they play in any misperceptions of the city

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Hong Kong society

My Take | Nicole Kidman has become the femme fatale for Hong Kong officials

Mega-starred series Expats keeps generating controversies, with the latest being allegations of censorship as the city’s viewers can’t watch two premiered episodes.

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Nicole Kidman in Expats. Photo: Prime Video
Hong Kong economy

Letters | How Hong Kong could help expats feel at home

Readers discuss why more notices in the city should be in English, the lack of clarity on Expats’ unavailability, unread English books, and bringing back in-town check-in.

People play water games in Tin Shui Wai in 2022. Enjoyable activities around the city should be promoted in English, to make sure that expats feel included. Photo: Felix Wong
Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong is still attractive to expats – just walk around

Readers discuss the many cultures that converge at a recreation ground, the city’s declining birth rate, the disadvantage of elders switching to the JoyYou card, and fatal taxi accidents.

SCMP Highlights

Singapore corruption probe, Cathay’s mainland China hires: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From an angry plane passenger in China demanding ‘free’ seats to Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific hiring 100 mainland Chinese cabin crew, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | To be a Muslim tourist draw, Hong Kong could be more halal-friendly

Readers discuss how the city can attract tourists from the Muslim world, lure expats back from the Middle East, and secure its status as a shipping hub.

Muslims break fast during Ramadan at Kowloon Mosque in 2019. To attract Muslim visitors, Hong Kong has to offer suitable meal options. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
John Lee policy address 2023

Foreign businesses in Hong Kong welcome multi-entry visa for mainland China

Foreign business leaders also call for ‘seamless travel’ within Greater Bay Area using only Hong Kong identity cards and option of self-service clearance channels for expats.

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Hong Kong should help to simplify travel within the Greater Bay Area for foreign businesspeople based in the city, commerce groups say. Photo: Edmond So
My Hong Kong

My Hong Kong | Does Hong Kong need expats back? Absolutely – our city is better for it

Foreign talent enhances Hong Kong’s competitiveness and expatriates enrich the social fabric and contribute to a more cosmopolitan environment – all crucial to us maintaining our international status.

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SCMP Highlights

Middle-class Chinese shun luxury spending, Hong Kong’s expat woes: 7 highlights

From radiation readings at the Fukushima power plant not adding up to Singapore dethroning Hong Kong as the world’s freest economy, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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Japan

‘Invest in Japan’: can finance reforms help Tokyo rival Singapore, Hong Kong?

In New York, PM Fumio Kishida is to outline major plans to entice foreign wealth management firms, looking at the likes of tax, tech, AI and helping female and foreign staff to thrive.

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The skyline of the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. File photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Where are the expats? Hong Kong’s talent drive fails to bring back foreigners

Foreign talent needed to maintain the city’s international status, say business chambers and experts.

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Hong Kong economy

After Hong Kong’s expat exodus, talent search drives mainland Chinese influx

Mainlanders made up more than nine in 10 of all approved to come under various talent schemes this year

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Singapore

As Singapore’s soaraway rental boom cools, Hong Kong rents heat up

The contrast between two of Asia’s prime financial hubs underscores Hong Kong’s path to recovery from the pandemic as Singapore’s policy measures to tackle soaring property prices start to bite.

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Residential and commercial buildings in Singapore. Rental growth across mass-market flats and high-end apartments has largely moderated in the city state, the latest data shows. Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong luxury home market awaits return of affluent mainland Chinese buyers

The wait could take longer, according to analysts, as high borrowing costs and economic uncertainty continue to weigh on investors’ appetite for luxury flats in the city.

A bird’s-eye view of luxury flats and residential buildings along Mount Kellett Road at The Peak. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

‘Do you speak Chinese?’: job-hunt woes for dependent visa holders in Hong Kong

Companies seen to be pivoting to mainland market, with emphasis on Cantonese or Mandarin-speaking skills.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong rejoins world’s top 5 places with highest expat pay and benefits

Expatriate pay packages in Hong Kong were estimated at more than HK$2.18 million a year in 2022.

Hong Kong property

Singapore home rents close gap with Hong Kong on diverging expat flows

Residential rents in Hong Kong and Singapore remain close to parity after the gap shrank dramatically over the past five years, signifying the diverging fortunes of the rival Asian financial hubs, official data compiled by property consultancy CBRE showed.

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The One Pearl Bank residential project, center back, at Outram-Chinatown precinct in Singapore, on Sunday, June 4, 2023. The government reiterated it expects 40,000 home completions this year – the highest in the last five years – and about 100,000 by 2025. Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong economy

Is Hong Kong worth the cost for expats? Workers weigh chance to live the good life

Expats focus on trade-offs while living in costly Hong Kong, as surveys confirm what they already know about pricey living.

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Has Hong Kong lost its lustre among expats? Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong still world’s most expensive city for expats, Singapore in second: survey

Mainland Chinese and Japanese cities drop in rankings, with both Beijing and Tokyo exiting the top 10.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong ends reign as most expensive city for expats, Singapore gains 8 places

New York dethrones Hong Kong, which came in at No 2 in ECA International ranking.

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