Moving to Asia
Following is an introduction to your move to Hong Kong and Singapore.
Moving to Hong Kong
Hong Kong's colonial history has established it as a key expatriate location. It's a major banking centre that attracts talented high flyers and executives from all over the world. In many ways, it is also a gateway to the mainland and many international organisations choose to situate their regional headquarters here, due to the world class communications, transport links and favourable tax regime
- Anyone living in Hong Kong must have a Hong Kong ID Card.
- This includes expatriates and their family.
- You must apply within 30 days of your arrival.
- If you leave Hong Kong for more than three months, you must notify the Registration of Persons Department, who may require you to surrender your card.
Moving to Singapore
Singapore is a small island city state, situated between the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. Four and a half million people are crammed onto this patch of land and it has one of the highest concentrations of people in the world.
Singapore is widely regarded by economists as having one of the most successful free market economies in the world. It is prosperous, modern, clean, free of obvious crime and well managed. There is a thriving expat community in Singapore employed across a variety of sectors but notably the shipping, oil and banking industries.
