Hong Kong media: Why did I decide to stay in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" September 6th article, the original title: Why do I stay in Hong Kong: Qualcomm, low crime and green space, and Hong Kong people, I have worked for this newspaper for 34 years and 3 months, until I wrote this article Pick a end to retirement. I thought about rest and exercise. I don't know how long this idea will last, but it is certain that Hong Kong is my home. When I told my relatives and friends overseas, I was surprised when I was going to stay in Hong Kong. I can go back to the place of birth in Australia to retire or go to any of the EU member states. I have considered the sea -view house on the Gold Coast, the rural houses of Portugal, or a set of downtown apartment houses in Munich, my father's hometown. But after weighing relevant advantages, costs and other factors, my choice is now staying in Hong Kong. The reason is that Li Yuan is more disadvantaged.

Put politics aside first. As long as there are channels and service quality that can express opinions, we should not have doubts. The central government has high hopes for the SAR leaders and their teams, and we must also give it time to implement their commitments. Therefore, I have no reason to go to the airport for political reasons.

The forty years of trip made me know how to live in other people, as well as the good and bad of other countries. For long -term life, I can't think of any places better than Hong Kong. Our cities can easily reach the capitals of various countries. Hong Kong's advantages are not limited to the convenience of travel. There are few large cities with extremely low crimes like Hong Kong and such high personal safety. I have never been robbed, theft, or attacked. There is no risk of shooting from time to time like New York. Hong Kong's public transportation is unparalleled, telecommunications infrastructure is first -class, medical standards are excellent ...

Some left friends regret their decisions. They miss a lot of things in one day, relatively low living costs, and a small part of the tax rate that is usually equivalent to only one of them now pay. My son lived in Paris. Recently, his apartment was stolen by the room, telling me that his first comment was that this would not happen in Hong Kong. Try to negotiate with the French bureaucracy also frustrated him; in contrast, dealing with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government was like a breeze.

Recently talked to a customer who patronized the same bar and learned that he had chosen a rural house in Lantau Island, not Australia or Britain. As a British passport holder who married Australian wife, he decided to end his working career in Hong Kong. He here found his favorite comfortable lifestyle. The most important thing is to find the person he likes. (Author Peter Kamaller, translated by Ding Yan)

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