LIVE & WORK IN HONG KONG

Comprehensive, up-to-date, practical information about everyday life 3rd edition

Rachel Wright

• PRICE £14.99
• EXTENT 320 pages
• BINDING Paperback
• FORMAT 246 X 171 mm
• ISBN 978-1-84528-429-9
• PUB DATE 24 September 2010
• BIC CODE VSW
• COUNTRY QUALIFIER 1FPCH
• CATEGORY Living & Working Abroad
• TERRITORIES World Rights

KEY POINTS

• Revised and updated 3rd edition of this thorough and practical guide
• Full of advice and information whether you’re a young, single expat. planning to come to Hong Kong to work and play, or a young family needing up-to-date information on health, education, transport etc. and all the issues of everyday life

REVIEWS

‘Wright's guide will more than pay for itself in time saved.’ South China Morning Post

DR RACHEL WRIGHT lived and worked in Hong Kong for many years, and has also enjoyed living and working in Beijing. She has written on education and social issues for the South China Morning Post.

CONTENTS

PART 1: LIVING IN HONG KONG

• 1.The reality of life in Hong Kong
• 2.The cost of living
• 3.Arriving at the airport
• 4.Getting around
• 5.Accommodation
• 6.Food
• 7.Shopping
• 8.Having and raising children in Hong Kong
• 9.Health
• 10.Money
• 11.Society
• 12.Marriage and bereavement

PART 2: WORKING IN HONG KONG

• 13.Work
• 14.Professional women in Hong Kong
• 15.English Language Teaching
• 16.Professional development
• 17.Volunteering

PART 3: LEISURE IN HONG KONG

• 18.The local arts scene
• 19.Sports
• 20.Interest groups
• 21.Classes
• 22.Places to visit
• 23.The great outdoors
• 24.Travel
• 25.Bars, nightclubs and after-hours entertainment
• 26.Sex in the city
• 27.APPENDICES
• Tertiary institutions
• Airlines
• Consulates
• Useful telephone numbers
• Calendar or annual festivals and events in Hong Kong