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What is living in a Hong Kong high-rise really like? What part of the city is the best to live in? The Batgung answer all your accommodation questions here.

Learning Cantonese is not easy, and it can lead to some, ah, poignant miscommunications. Here you can find both practical advice on learning 'the Wah', as well as some diversions for when you're thinking it's hopeless.

Making babies is pretty much the same the whole world over, but once they come out, there are a lot of differences. This is the place for information and ruminations on raising children in Hong Kong.

Hiring a domestic helper is common in Hong Kong, and here you can find some experiences and a bit of advice on what it's like.

There are certain problems only expats have, and the Batgung have likely had most of them. We tell you aaaallll about them here.

Hong Kong is known for its great food, and the Batgung are not shy about enjoying it. Check out their restaurant reviews and advice on Hong Kong eating here.

Here's a selection of our favourite walks in and around Hong Kong. As well as straightforward directions, we've included snippets of history and other local information to help you get the most out of each walk.

One of the challenges of living the expat life is getting used to day-to-day differences you can't really prepare for. Here we provide some thoughts on all the 'little things' that make daily life in Hong Kong so interesting -- and occasionally infuriating.

At first glance, Hong Kong seems a thoroughly modern city where anything old has been knocked down and consigned to the landfill. So you'll have to look a little harder than in say Singapore or Shanghai, but signs of Hong Kong's history are rarely far from sight.

We Batgung are not immigration experts, but we can help answer some common questions about employment terms and conditions, and getting work visas in Hong Kong.

If you're looking for funny signs, odd translations and some articles that take you over to the lighter side of life in Hong Kong, this is the place.

The Batgung both somehow managed to find and marry lovely Hong Kong ladies. Don't ask us how, but do visit this section for some light-hearted looks at romance Hong Kong-style.

Just been transferred to your company's Hong Kong office? Wondering how to get started changing your whole life? The Batgung and their intelligent and well-informed readers have answers to many of your questions here.

Getting your child into the 'right' school in Hong Kong is serious business. We'll introduce you to some of the dilemmas and decisions that must be made here.

The Batgung are not big shoppers -- wait a minute, when you see how many words we've written about buying electronics, computers, and lots of other stuff in Hong Kong, maybe you'll think we are . . .

The Batgung introduce you to Hong Kong's best-known -- and a few not-so-well-known -- tourist attractions, from an insider's point of view.

Hong Kong has its own unique way of seeing the world, and getting things done -- let's call it 'Cantoculture'. The Batgung confront it here.