Hi
We are considering moving there and I have mixed feelings about the place. I always felt safe when in Lowu, OCT and Shekou and even kindda OK in other districts although I wouldn't live there. Some expats swear the safety is flawless but the reputation doesn't seem that good among HonKongers.
I don't mind so much petty crime, but do you feel there are serious crime issues there towards foreign or mixed families . I've heard and read many tales of kidnapping and violent robberies but not sure how they might affect expats, and this might also result from business disputes - in my country this is very largely dealt through the legal system, as it is in HKG from what I understood, but in other places you'd better run off if you are a foreigner conflicting with a connected local. Child kidnapping would be a major issue, although I have yet to read of cases of foreign children abducted (but didn't this happen to some families in DongGuan ?).
BTW we woud definetely live and send the kids to school in either shekou or OCT.
Thanks for all input.