Is this a good time to return hk? good, return, time

godavid

i'm not too sure if i could return to hk
because i don't find any interest working in here
and we have the HST in may(the prepaid HST)
and there are so many people return hk for employment

if you want to dine out in vancouver, you have to be rich
i dont' used to dine out currently,

i just need some feedbacks, guys

mcjohnjohn

i'm not too sure if i could understand what you said...

Purpleheart

其實我都有呢個感覺
溫哥華好似淨係俾有錢人住咁
N 年後可能成個 parking lot 淨係法拉利, Lamborghini etc  

布小熊

I didn''t have the same feeling... we got a lot of cheap/free entertainment here. For food, cooking at home is always an option and going fine dine is cheaper compare to that in HK as well.

MSN04

It does not matter.
If you are good, u will do well wherever u go.

Catpiano

Vancouver wor ..  need to be rich to dine out?

Chinese food is cheap in Van .. ( not as cheap as Toronto ) and good taste!

$20-30 in Van, can do lunch for 2, $30-0 can do dinner ..  Jap food is cheap too...

Well, fast food ... low price too, but once I think I can have MacDonal combo in HK for $20 ($2.5 cad) vs $7 here ....

In general, you will make more money here. (doctor, waiters, cashier, bankers..etc..)
Some job, could make decent income in HK too, with experience. (accountant, IT, or whatever job related to China)

Few yr ago, was good to move back to HK, when house price was so damn high here, and Cad was over $8 ...

However, now? even house price here is still high, and Cad $ is high, but house price in HK is also record high, unless you dont mind to live in NT ..  if you want to live in HK side ...  big buck!

Lik

If you're returning to HK, be ready for 12 hour workdays and 400 sq ft apartments. Also, if you are not enjoying your work here, do you have a valid reason in thinking that you'll find something interesting in HK?

Vancouver is not for everyone, but neither is Hong Kong. And increasingly, HK is becoming more and more of an unjust city, and more and more of a Mainland Chinese 2nd fiddle city. If you don't mind that, go right ahead. Just don't expect the SAR government to look after your interests as an everday regular person.

-Lik

fibbi

A few things to consider:
Place to stay-do you have a place to stay in HK? You need to pay rent? Assuming you live with family here, so you don't need to pay rent here vs you need to pay rent in HK? Plus...room size is significantly smaller in HK...
Career path-depends on what you do, some jobs are easier to find in HK I guess? like advertising, design, PR? Maybe banking too? But for sure, be prepared much longer working hour and many jobs requires travelling to China...
Living standard: expense-wise...in your example, you say dine-out in Van is expensive than HK, well yes and no...yes that you can find cheap "fish ball noodle" in HK, so if you can live with "maxim", "wonton noodle" everyday, you can save $ on food. But in HK, most people like to stay in the "trend" and buy lots of gadget. Can you "resist" these "trends". If not...it's way easier to spend than save in HK...