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GEOEXPAT FORCES CLOSE OF HELPLINE!!!

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  1. #1

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    GEOEXPAT FORCES CLOSE OF HELPLINE!!!

    Well not quite.

    Hong Kong's expat advice phone line going silent after 40 years | South China Morning Post

    "A telephone advice centre for expatriates in Hong Kong is set to close at the end of this month after 40 years in operation, as call numbers have declined amid online competition.

    The Community Advice Bureau (CAB) has offered free advice in English on legal matters and lifestyle topics to newcomers to the city since 1974."

    Personally I never knew such a service existed. Anyone used this service?


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    Cool! They should have just signed up and got themselves a username...

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    I got much of my expat advice (mostly bad) while sipping overpriced pints in Soho, LKF and Wan Chai.


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    With internet, this was inevitable.
    There are other worthy causes for the benefactors to support. A good alternative would be : Samaritans


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    The CAB was the ONLY resource for expats living in Hong Kong for many years. And yes I used it. I'm sorry to see it go but there are so many other resources; however, I would still love to have their database.

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    We had offered to help them go online .. this was about 7-8 years ago if I recall.

    Did not work out as I suspect they did not want to be seen as commercial or something to that effect...

    Yes, they have an extremely good database.

    They should have just signed up and got themselves a username...
    I think they do.
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    The CAB was the authority to go to. Shame... their services should have been more in demand what with the increased neediness of newer arrivals.


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    they used to post regularly on another (far less amusing) expat website in HK...not that I ever went there....