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| Routes to Roots: Settling in Hong Kong | 
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| Author: Icy Kwok
Publisher: Routes to Roots Limited
Category: Book
Buy New: $37.00
Buy New/Used from $21.30
Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1625742
Media: Paperback
Pages: 231
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 9889707616
EAN: 9789889707613
ASIN: 9889707616
Publication Date: November 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A Relocation Guidebook combining relocation, general guidance and tips ? and that could be used and enjoyed by newcomers, human resource managers and casual readers alike. An easy and fun to read book to help new arrivals coming to live in Hong Kong for any length of time, because of job transfer or investment, or even just to visit. Part One covers House Hunting Matters. Part Two covers Living Matters. The Book helps to identify and deal with unforeseen and sometimes frustrating problems. It shares the experiences of both expatriates and locals and provides a foretaste to make readers feel at home and comfortable to go out and explore this international city that is home to about half a million foreigners.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Routes to roots settling in Hong Kong June 8, 2008
I recomend this book to everyone who needs some esential helps about Hong Kong and rent, contracts, buildings.... everything that you need to start your new life in Hong Kong
"Routes to Roots: Settling in Hong Kong" is a MUST April 12, 2004
This book is a MUST for those moving to Hong Kong. It offers all the practical and immediate advice required when setting up in a new city - facts about rental costs in various areas, tenancy agreements and conditions, utilities, furniture, apartment space, what to bring and not to bring, schools and banking. Mildew, hard mattresses, escalator etiquette, shopping, pets, doctors, customs and traditions ...it's all here. Take it from someone who has read the book only months after arriving in Hong Kong. I wish I had the book prior to arriving but it hadn't been published. It explains all that I needed to know and is far more concise than surfing the Net. A smooth transition means you get to enjoy all Hong Kong has to offer faster and with less stress. Presented in easy to read format, no other book offers this level of specific guidance.
 Moving to Hong Kong? Then read on... February 9, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a must for international companies with offices in Hong Kong - and for all executives and professionals relocating to the territory.Penned by one of Hong Kong's most seasoned executive-accommodation scouts, Routes to Roots delves deeper than any other property location guide I've seen, in terms of offering useful information. In fact, some of Hong Kong's tour guide publications should regard this book as competition. Why? Because it is a collection of interesting facts coupled with the kind of light-hearted touches that make it a compelling read for tourists, business travellers and residents alike. Author Icy Kwok has years of experience in finding living quarters for Hong Kong's incoming expatriates. But it's clear she's done lots of extra homework to explain legal points and cultural issues, unearth historical facts and offer shopping and dining-out tips that all add up to practical, everyday advice for newcomers. As well as opening up a potential career for herself as an author, Ms Kwok runs a Hong Kong relocation company called Routes to Roots, which, of course, finds accommodation for expatriate arrivals. All surefire readers for her book! Quite the businesswoman.
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