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Hong Kong expats

Hong Kong expats
Foreign residents make up almost 10 per cent of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million population, with expats working in a wide range of industries, including banking, finance, arts, hospitality, health and education.
Rents recorded an annual gain of 4.26 per cent in 2025, marking a third consecutive year of increase, according to official data. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong property

Soaring Hong Kong rents: tenants pay more – and fight for shrinking space

With rents at peak levels and bidding contests common, tenants struggle to balance cost, space and location in a tightening market.

Hong Kong property

Returning expats fuel Hong Kong’s luxury rental rebound, Savills says

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Hong Kong property

Wealthy mainland Chinese, Western expats drive Hong Kong luxury flat rentals

Hong Kong police

Exclusive | Hong Kong expat police association sails into sunset after 78 years

Overseas Inspectors’ Association disbanded on Friday as last chairman retires at the end of the month.

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Overseas Inspectors Association chairman Tobi Lothian delivers a speech at the disbandment ceremony on Friday. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong police

Expat mother in Hong Kong suspected of drowning baby before killing herself

Police investigating after bodies discovered in luxury home in Hong Kong’s Southern district.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | What Hong Kong must do to benefit from talent dislocation in the US

Instead of focusing on the quantity of talent scheme applicants, the city should prioritise quality of outcomes for arrivals.

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China-EU relations

Opinion | If the EU adopts a ‘US plus one’ strategy, Hong Kong has a role to play

Hong Kong can lean into its role as a superconnector and help boost cooperation between European countries and China.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong puts Islamic finance experts, accountants on immigration fast track

Labour and Welfare Bureau adds nine professions to talent list, which now covers 60 types of jobs city needs most to foster economy.

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China society

Opinion | Why China shouldn’t be complacent as Western expat numbers drop

The presence of foreigners not only brings economic benefits through trade and investment but also fresh ideas and cultural understanding.

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Hong Kong property

Hey big spender! Hong Kong transacts 3 luxury homes in a week

Two big deals recorded in Mid-Levels, another one on the books in Happy Valley.

Grenville House in Mid-Levels. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong boasts more fresh talent than Singapore in 5 industries: global survey

Report by Hays compares talent pools in 30 economies across five sectors, such as technology, engineering, manufacturing and life sciences.

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Hong Kong was also the only market to be listed in the top five in the “most prevalent talent deficits” and “top emerging talent networks” categories for select industries. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Video | First bazaar for ethnic minority businesses in Hong Kong

Books and literature

‘Obliviousness of men’ shown in satirical stories of toxic masculinity

Daniel Bird’s new book Sorry Men takes aim at toxic masculinity in a short-story collection about men who avoid vulnerability and honesty

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must stay international to keep talent – foreign and local

Many arriving mainlanders have the overseas exposure we need to maintain our cosmopolitan flavour and this is good – but not good enough.

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Lunchtime in Central on June 18. When it comes to drawing talent, Hong Kong must now focus its promotion efforts on North America, Europe and Australasia. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s American Club scraps HK$1.5 million ultimatum to non-US members

Board members decide to give non-US members option to retain debenture or transfer to other membership types at no cost.

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The American Club premises in Tai Tam. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

Outside In | Hong Kong is changing. Too bad outsiders see only decline

The city has had a rough ride and some things have faded, like the dominance of Western business leaders in Hong Kong’s executive suites, but the city is stepping up Greater Bay Area integration and making new connections with formerly neglected markets. Dramatic change is afoot.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | So what if the TV show Expats did not portray Hong Kong as it likes?

Whatever the reasons the Amazon Prime Video series, which includes scenes of the 2014 protests, is not available for viewing in Hong Kong, officials should take the opportunity to reflect on the role they play in any misperceptions of the city

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Hong Kong society

My Take | Nicole Kidman has become the femme fatale for Hong Kong officials

Mega-starred series Expats keeps generating controversies, with the latest being allegations of censorship as the city’s viewers can’t watch two premiered episodes.

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Nicole Kidman in Expats. Photo: Prime Video
Hong Kong economy

Letters | How Hong Kong could help expats feel at home

Readers discuss why more notices in the city should be in English, the lack of clarity on Expats’ unavailability, unread English books, and bringing back in-town check-in.

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong is still attractive to expats – just walk around

Readers discuss the many cultures that converge at a recreation ground, the city’s declining birth rate, the disadvantage of elders switching to the JoyYou card, and fatal taxi accidents.

SCMP Highlights

Singapore corruption probe, Cathay’s mainland China hires: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From an angry plane passenger in China demanding ‘free’ seats to Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific hiring 100 mainland Chinese cabin crew, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

China and the United States are among major world powers racing to be No 1 in utilising the key technology of quantum computing, which has the potential to transform many fields. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong economy

Letters | To be a Muslim tourist draw, Hong Kong could be more halal-friendly

Readers discuss how the city can attract tourists from the Muslim world, lure expats back from the Middle East, and secure its status as a shipping hub.

Muslims break fast during Ramadan at Kowloon Mosque in 2019. To attract Muslim visitors, Hong Kong has to offer suitable meal options. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
John Lee policy address 2023

Foreign businesses in Hong Kong welcome multi-entry visa for mainland China

Foreign business leaders also call for ‘seamless travel’ within Greater Bay Area using only Hong Kong identity cards and option of self-service clearance channels for expats.

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My Hong Kong

My Hong Kong | Does Hong Kong need expats back? Absolutely – our city is better for it

Foreign talent enhances Hong Kong’s competitiveness and expatriates enrich the social fabric and contribute to a more cosmopolitan environment – all crucial to us maintaining our international status.

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SCMP Highlights

Middle-class Chinese shun luxury spending, Hong Kong’s expat woes: 7 highlights

From radiation readings at the Fukushima power plant not adding up to Singapore dethroning Hong Kong as the world’s freest economy, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Photo taken from the town of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on July 4, 2023. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

‘Invest in Japan’: can finance reforms help Tokyo rival Singapore, Hong Kong?

In New York, PM Fumio Kishida is to outline major plans to entice foreign wealth management firms, looking at the likes of tax, tech, AI and helping female and foreign staff to thrive.

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The skyline of the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. File photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Where are the expats? Hong Kong’s talent drive fails to bring back foreigners

Foreign talent needed to maintain the city’s international status, say business chambers and experts.

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Hong Kong economy

After Hong Kong’s expat exodus, talent search drives mainland Chinese influx

Mainlanders made up more than nine in 10 of all approved to come under various talent schemes this year

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