http://www.expatify.com Expat Blogs & Community Magazine Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-languages-of-hong-kong.html http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-languages-of-hong-kong.html#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:06:22 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=7062 In Hong Kong, English and Chinese are the official languages. As there is a wide-ranged population of expatriates, several others are spoken. Hong Kong is considered to be “biliterate and trilingual.” This means that Standard Cantonese, Standard Mandarin and English are all of the same status. All of the road and government signs in Hong Kong [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-languages-of-hong-kong.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/the-museums-of-hong-kong.html http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/the-museums-of-hong-kong.html#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:45:42 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=6259 Hong Kong Heritage Museum The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is a mix of art, culture and history spread throughout six different unique, permanent galleries. The Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall section has a beautiful and intricate reconstruction of a traditional theater, as well as items owned and used by opera singers. The New Territories Heritage Hall has [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/the-museums-of-hong-kong.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/public-transportation-in-hong-kong.html http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/public-transportation-in-hong-kong.html#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:15:05 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=2998 Hong Kong has one of the best, most advanced public transit systems in the world. This region also has the highest rate of public transport use of the world, at 90% of people taking daily transit. There are many different options to choose from to get around town, if you find yourself moving to Hong [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/public-transportation-in-hong-kong.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/navigating-the-residential-neighborhoods-of-hong-kong.html http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/navigating-the-residential-neighborhoods-of-hong-kong.html#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:48:25 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=2499 If you’re moving to Hong Kong for business, you should definitely do research about the residential neighborhoods. You should consider what is most important to you, such as being in a lively place or just having an easy commute. Here are some descriptions of neighborhoods to get familiar. Because it used to be a British [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/navigating-the-residential-neighborhoods-of-hong-kong.html/feed 0 http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-social-and-business-customs-of-hong-kong.html http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-social-and-business-customs-of-hong-kong.html#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:00:13 +0000 Tanya http://www.expatify.com/?p=1448 Hong Kong is a major financial and international center, where many people go for business. Because it was under British rule before going back to China, it has a mixture of Western, Eastern and local influence in its culture. English and Cantonese are the two official languages. While Cantonese is spoken among locals, English is [...]]]> http://www.expatify.com/hong-kong/learning-the-social-and-business-customs-of-hong-kong.html/feed 1