What’s the work life balance like in Hong Kong as a culture? (Yes I saw the EY email but is that really reflective of the entire society?). Asking as an American

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My wife spent about 6mths in HK on temporary assignment from NY (we’re both transactional lawyers). She found it to be more intense than NY biglaw, which we didn’t think was possible. She thought there was more pressure there in part because the billing structure is different, at least for lawyers. (It’s largely by the deal rather than hourly, and rates are lower overall, so there’s less hesitation about dumping rote work on associates.) Not sure if this translates to other industries.

That said, she had a good time and liked the people. I can attest that it was a unique and really fun place to visit, though the city has been going through rough times since then.

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It’s a 9 to 9 culture. Or maybe 9:9:6 days in some cases. Definitely a cut throat culture and more intense vs US big4. It’s a multi-culture/diverse city. Foods are great. Scenic are beautiful. It’s like NYC but with mountain and beaches as well. It’s going thru political unrest due to CCP and pro communist HK govt force their way to implement the national security law and mass arresting pro democracy legislators and protesters. Also US sanction and Covid from China doesn’t help.

Thank you!! As a tourist, love HK, wasn’t sure as a local.

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