[newylp]

Hi,
I'm new to HK. I travel a lot to many cities in China and HK for business. Our company just set up a new office here and I was assigned to HK since two weeks ago. I work too much actually so I want to meet some new friends in order to balance my life here. I'm 30, f, (too old?) working and living in Wan Chai. Who else needs friends in HK? Let's get together!

Thanks!

[APH]

Hiya,

I'm moving to HK mid September and will be building a new social life from scratch. All help appreciated!

Andy

[krypton]

There are many people in HK who would want to expand their social sphere. Personally, more firends are always welcome, though you might find me too young

[JJexpat]

Personally, I find it really refreshing when age is not an issue. As a "young" 49, I can say there are different perspectives and different life experiences that come with various ages. I find that interesting, and prefer an eclectic group of friends who are into conversation, dining out, drinks now and then but not "drink" as a focus, exploring sites and sounds, even Kowloon-side (!) the arts...stuff like that. Oh...and people who don't get bent when work gets in the way of other stuff! Hong Kong can be stifling if you plug into a "set". It can also be an amazing, diverse experience.

[Lucid]

3 weeks off the plane, and Hong Kong seems to be a friendly, gregarious place that's well set up for meeting people, particularly if you're a wife or have kids at a school. However, it appears less well organised for us male spouses who haven't come directly into a job......That said though, I'm thoroughly enjoying it and I'm happy to share what I'm discovering. Let's compare notes over a coffee or a beer, if that works for you.

It's all alien at the start, but I'm hoping to commence Putonghua classes next week which should take the edge of the isolation and consume a good portion of the idle leisure hours

[udat]

Hi,

I've just been sent over here to HK for three months to support some of our customers and look for a place to put our HK office. So far all i've really seen of the place is the inside of my Hotel Room (work and rain conspiring together to keep me indoors) but I'm going a bit stir crazy and need to get out and meet some people. Does anyone have any suggestions or fancy meeting up for a drink?

I'm also massively interested in finding a game of football to join in with, 5-aside preferably but anything would be great... anyone got any ideas where I should start looking for a game? I'm based in Kowloon (near the Peninsula) but I'll roam quite widely to get a game of football
cheers,
Andrew

[ChrisR]

I will be taking up a position in HK in mid January and obviously looking at meeting new people. Can you suggest where a "forty something" male could hang out? Also where are some mid-price type accommodation that is handy to HK Island?

Originally Posted by JJexpat

Personally, I find it really refreshing when age is not an issue. As a "young" 49, I can say there are different perspectives and different life experiences that come with various ages. I find that interesting, and prefer an eclectic group of friends who are into conversation, dining out, drinks now and then but not "drink" as a focus, exploring sites and sounds, even Kowloon-side (!) the arts...stuff like that. Oh...and people who don't get bent when work gets in the way of other stuff! Hong Kong can be stifling if you plug into a "set". It can also be an amazing, diverse experience.

[ChrisR]

Hi Andy,
I wll be moving ito HK in January and wouldn't mind some tips from you once you have settled in about problems you may have experienced etc etc

Originally Posted by APH

Hiya,

I'm moving to HK mid September and will be building a new social life from scratch. All help appreciated!

Andy

[fiana]

Hi ChrisR...where are u from?

[marco69]

Hi Andy,
I just fairly settle down, let me know whatever you need for advice or reference, it's kind of more than headache for the first month, even until now for me, the place, especially when you meet the unfriendly people, uhh !!