Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong is made up of over 230 islands and a small
piece of peninsula, and is the gateway to China. The
four main areas of Hong Kong are Hong Kong Island,
Kowloon, the New Territories and the Outlying Islands.
Shopping is a hugely popular activity for visitors to
Hong Kong, and you can find good quality tailoring at
low prices. Other traditional things to do while in
Hong Kong are to visit a fortune teller at the Wong Tai
Sin temple, try your hand at Tai Chi, and sample the
Chinese tea ceremony.
population
Hong Kong's population has increased steadily over the
past decade, reaching about 6.9 million by 2004. Hong
Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the
world, with an overall density of some 6,380 people
per square kilometer. Cantonese, the official Chinese
language in Hong Kong, is spoken by most of the
population. English, also an official language, is widely
understood. It is spoken by more than one-third of the
population.
Population (2004): 6.975 million.
Population growth rate (2004): 1.0%.
Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%; other 5%.
weather
The weather in Hong Kong varies substantially.
Basically though it depends where you are arriving from as to
how you view the weather.
Hong Kong weather is considered sub-tropical . For
about half of the year, the climate is sub tropical -
hot, wet and humid coming up from the equator, but for
the winter half of the year, due to the massive Asian
land mass to the north and the frozen winds blowing off
of it, the temperature is classified as temperate!
Temperatures range between 10°C in January and February
with not much rain, to 26 34°C from July through to
September. The monsoon months are around June and July,
and Hong Kong is most likely to be hit by Typhoons in
September time.
colleges
Education is free and compulsory for all children from
the ages 6 to 15, and adult literacy is over 90
percent. Only a small percentage of high school graduates
attend college or university on a full-time basis,
however. There are seven colleges and universities,
including two polytechnic schools.
The largest and oldest institution of higher learning
is the University of Hong Kong, founded in 1911, with
more than 10,000 students. The Hong Kong Academy of
Performing Arts offers courses in dance, music, theater,
and technical arts. There are also more than a dozen
technical institutes, technical colleges, and
teacher-training colleges, which have large numbers of
part-time students.
The Universities of hong kong :-
Chinese University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Lingnan College
University of Hong Kong
Employers
According to a government study, 43,360 jobs are be
created in
Hong Kong between 1999 and 2005. Finance, insurance,
real estate,
and business services will grow the fastest,
increasing manpower by
an average annual rate of 5.6 percent. Other
industries experiencing
high growth rates include transport, storage,
communications,
community services, wholesale, retail, import/export,
and restaurants
and hotels. Knowledge-based industries, such as
computer
equipment, telecommunications, and Internet services,
will also see a
rapid rate of growth.
In near future, there will be a shift in demand in
favor of high-skill,
well educated, more experienced workers. On average,
demand for
managers, administrators, and professionals will grow
at an average
rate of 5.6 percent. The total number of IT personnel
is expected to
almost doue.
Who’s hiring?
Import/ export trade – aggressively hiring
Amusement and recreation services – aggressively
hiring
Business services – aggressively hiring
IT (functional consultants, system programmers) –
selectively hiring
Strategy consulting and banking – conservatively
hiring
Real estate and retail – conservatively hiring
cost of living
Hong Kong is a city where you can spend as much or as
little as you want. Rent is the biggest outlay, but
transport and utility costs are much lower than at home.
Food can be very cheap or very expensive- if you’re
happy to eat in local restaurants rather than the
Peninsula, you’ll be fine!. There are plenty of good buys
available through careful shopping and a little
bargaining in Cantonese. Some indicative prices are:
Train fare from CUHK to downtown Kowloon 3.20 HK$ -
6.00 HK$
Bus fare from CUHK to Kowloon or Hong Kong Island 2.70
HK$ - 25.00 HK$
A "McDonald's" Extra Value Meal 20.50 HK$ - 22.50
HK$
Movie Ticket 30.00 HK$ - 65.00 HK$
The cost of living of Hong Kong = 111.6
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