Hi,

I have been offered a position and I can either choose to take it in Toronto or in Hong Kong and I was curious to get people's view on which city they would choose. I have previously visited HK and lived in China however never visited in Canada although lived in the US for a few years. I am married and I have a 2 y.o. son.

Thank you in advance for your comments and suggestions,

John

HK.

That really is trying to compare apples and bananas...but for me, the pollution would make HK a non-starter before any other considerations.

HK - Toronto is like living in Cleveland but with expensive booze.

Toronto, and live in Markham, near Steeles n Kennedy, best of both worlds then.

Worst.

ohh yeh "worst of both worlds" Lol

HK. A truly world class city. Better weather, amazing travel opportunities. If it was my choice, Toronto would not even be considered.

I lived in HK for 9 years and loved it - my former husband was a teacher with ESF and I have many happy memories of my time there, however, that was more than 20 years ago - though I visited often afterwards.

One thing I would look into if you are considering HK as a medium to long term stay is education. The English Schools Foundation's government subsidies are being phased out in 2016 - causing a huge increase in fees - and all the International schools have a waiting list; trying to get a place in any English speaking school is apparently quite difficult.

I lived in the New Territories and preferred it over the City, though the public transport in latter years was excellent with the addition of the MTR. Housing is expensive, space at a premium and it is an extremely crowded city. It is an amazing place though.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/p...Hong-Kong.html

With a young child, Toronto is a good alternative. Plenty of space, parks, etc...more family friendly than HK. Although from an adult perspective, HK will be much more interesting and possibly provide better career opportunities. As the child is so young, it doesn't matter so much as the cultural impact won't start to kick in for another 5 years or so. Are you British?

this is definitely one of the main consideration, Toronto public school system seems very good whilst HK is very expensive and it takes some time to secure places...

Spanish, not British, but have lived the past few years in the UK...Agree with the business opportunities, the main consideration is mid/long term with a child, HK is very small, high density, no space, high pollution...

If it's mid/long term consideration, go to HK for three years then aim to move to Toronto when the child is schoolage. In the mean time you can visit Toronto and see if it is for you and where you might want to live.

Why not find a place to live that's not shit?

Well, you don't seem to like Vancouver, you don't like Memphis, you don't like Toronto, where do you like? Romford?!?