Originally Posted by
Paul852
OK. So the thing that "New joiners thinking about staying in Hong Kong" need to know is that it's a city, and, like most cities worldwide, the pollution levels are higher than in the depths of the countryside. HK's pollution is not significantly worse than other major cities such as London, but yes, living in the countryside 150 miles from your place of work is not an (easy) option in Hong Kong.
I guess we could all agree on that.
Agreed. My place of work isn't in London, either. Point is, potential newcomers do need to understand that Hong Kong is a small, highly concentrated place and it can be claustrophobic for a number of reasons.