Our power bill arrived at the weekend. It was $1.00 HK. Now that makes the high rent less onerous.....
Haven't looked to see if it was read or estimated...
Our power bill arrived at the weekend. It was $1.00 HK. Now that makes the high rent less onerous.....
Haven't looked to see if it was read or estimated...
Also miss the old Government Stadium and being able to walk around/between the pitch and the seats to see friends at the Sevens. The new stadium lacks the old one's intimacy and charm, not that the HKRFU gives a flying fig about that...
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I believe in the mid-1960s, a chartered plane, carrying American GIs (on R&R from Vietnam), crashed into Parker Hill on take off, killing everyone on board. That was the only aviation accident I remember from my childhood in Hong Kong.
If you like living in a very controlled environment and a weird sort of Disneyland, you will enjoy Singapore. You can expect an island with hardly any beaches worth getting to, constantly HOT and humid weather, lots of immigrants/workers from PRC and the Indian subcontinent, lousy public transport and the world's most expensive place for private cars. And no real freedom of speech - no one would be able to demonstrate outside any shop that won't allow you to take pictures (you risk being thrown into jail).
You'll be happy to return after your 2 years.
Even as someone who regularly does NOT recommend Singapore I do have to question a couple of your points.
Lousy public transport? Um, no.
Immigrants from the PRC? Yes, there are many. As there are here. How does that annoy you more than here?
Immigrants from India? Yes there are many. But how does that annoy you?
List of KaiTak related accidents:
Kai Tak Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia