I mentioned something similar in an earlier thread, but a recent news article confirms my suspicion, HK has no such thing as work-life balance:
Over 60 per cent of workers in Hong Kong feel work-life balance has worsened in the last 10 years, according to a recent survey.With respect to the perceived value of work-life balance, the survey found that of respondents who felt it was not valued, 36 per cent worked for mainland Chinese companies and 32 per cent for local companies.In contrast, only 19 per cent of respondents employed by international companies felt their employers did not value work-life balance.
Ngai said the discrepancy reflected different working cultures.
Separate research conducted by recruitment firm Randstad this year found Hongkongers had the worst work-life balance among working people in the Asia-Pacific region.
What balance? Hong Kong survey shows most working people in city think work-life balance is getting worse | South China Morning Post
Interestingly, the survey seems to confirm the stereotype of local employers as exploitative scrooges who does not care about employee well-being so long as they can squeeze out an extra buck or two. Disappointing, as I actually worked for a local employer, and maybe he isn't the norm, but he was by no means the money-grubbing, harsh and unreasonable boss that other local employers are reputably known to be
Was I just lucky? What do you think?