What make you stay in HK?

This is an awesome thread! I just came from viewing a thread about missing home straight to this one which highlights all the positive things about HK. I will visit this one more often when I am feeling particularly homesick :)
 
Oh and the things I like about this place are:
* beautiful friends
* awesome harbour (starbucks with the best view)
* convenience
* cheap taxi's
* LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION - we live a short walk from everywhere I need to be at the moment (including my favourite starbucks on the harbour)
* my church here
* great nightlife!
* cool markets to buy cheap presents for ppl back home
That's my starting list for my first 1.5 years here. I'm sure it will grow with time. :)
 
howabout-
-very foreigner friendly (road signs, notices, shop names, 'some' cab drivers..) i.e. can get by well with no local language
-relatively cheap internet/telecom (super cheap IDD)
-good health/medical care (paid and unpaid for)
-ATMs everywhere (well, depends on your bank)
-low(ish) level of corruption (compared to other Asian cities anyway)
-low level of petty crime like burglaries/pickpocketing/car theft etc
 
Great thread! For me it is lifestyle! All of what everyone said about being able to work and have the help you need so you can spend quality time with your kids.

I don't see myself as 'living in HK' (and some would agree as we live on one of the islands), I live in a great little community of about 17,000 and can pop in and out of the hussle and bussle of Hong Kong Island or Kowloon as I please.

carang - i think they are tunnellers or tunnel engineers (hehehe).
 
In fact, for many I know, it's very hard to go back 'home' after having been in HK for a while. The change in lifestyle back home is a big adjustment, most go back only because of the need to be closer to family.
 
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