Need a bit of help from other mum's making big decision please x

[jvn]

For day to day stuff I think the healthcare is pretty good. If you have any specific conditions or worries it's worth finding out about the specialists in that area here as some specialisms seem better covered than others.

It's easiest if you can negotiate a good healthcare package for the whole family with your boyfriend's company, that way you can pick the gp that suits you without any worries about costs. Having said that I've not heard anything bad about the public system here, others can correct me but I don't think it's any better or worse than the kind of treatment you'd get on the nhs back home.

 

[thanka2]

I don't have anything to compare the public system to as my country doesn't have a public system but healthcare in HK is good. You have a lot of choices and it's relatively cheap even if you do have to pay out-of-pocket. Get a decent insurance plan and you'll be fine. I've used the public system here for certain things and the only problem is the wait-time. But, as far as the quality of care, it's fine. I've given birth in the public system and, medically, everything was fine.

 

[Em B]

Thanks again for advice. Me and the boyfriend keep talking about HK but don't seem to be getting anywhere with a decision! Theres so much more to consider with little ones. And as they are both so little i'll know they adapt fine but I can't help but keep thinking about them not seeing their family.

 

[carang]

i've been here for almost 17 years. when i came, i really only missed attending the weddings, funerals etc of friends and families back home. after i had kids, that changed a little. now, i DO miss that my kids don't know my side of the family as well as they know daddy's side (he's local). however, now my kids are older, they talk on the phone, send emails, talk on skype etc to family in canada. we spent a month in canada in 2010 and grandma and grandpa are coming tomorrow for a month. they DO know their family, they remember them very clearly and remember what we did with them the last time we saw them. seeing that and experiencing that makes it a little easier for me.

i will admit, though, that one of the reasons i would have for moving "home" would be to be closer to grandma and grandpa.

 

[carang]

one other thing to think about... the older the kids get the more difficult the decision will be.

 

[Em B]

enjoy having grandma and grandpa. Little ones love their grandparents around. Really think we're swaying to the hong kong thing x