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Australians in Hong Kong

Everything you need to move to, rent in and enjoy Hong Kong as an Australian.

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Australian Consulate-General Hong Kong

Australia's consular post for Hong Kong and Macau: passports, notarial services, consular help

23/F Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Website · Map · +852 2827 8881

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Cooee Hong Kong

Free Facebook group for Australians in Hong Kong: questions, flatmates, footy and meetups.

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Hong Kong

Moving to Hong Kong from Australia: visa first, harbour views later

Hong Kong lets you in for 90 days on an Aussie passport, but living and working there takes a proper visa. Here is the order that works.

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Renting in Hong Kong: small flats, big deposits, and how to sign smart

Hong Kong rents are quoted per square foot and flats are tiny. Here is how leases, deposits and agents work, with official 2026 rent figures.

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Cost of living in Hong Kong: dearer rent, cheaper everything else?

Rent and school fees decide whether Hong Kong is cheap or crushing. We compare 2026 figures with Sydney and Melbourne, in Australian dollars.

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Aussie life in Hong Kong: 100,000 of us and a rugby weekend

More than 100,000 Australians call Hong Kong home. Here is how to find them, from AustCham networks to the Sevens at Kai Tak and the Cooee Hong Kong group.

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International schools in Hong Kong: HSC, IB or ESF, and how to get a place

School places, not flats, are the hardest thing to secure in Hong Kong. Here is how Australian families compare the HSC, the IB and ESF, and when to apply.

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Australian restaurants, cafés and bars in Hong Kong: flat whites, a chook pie and a McLaren Vale shiraz

Fineprint for the flat white, Servo for a chook pie, Bourke's for a McLaren Vale shiraz. Our checked list of Australian cafés, restaurants and bars in Hong Kong.

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Nightlife in Hong Kong: world-beating bars, steep streets and the new vape ban

Hong Kong is home to the world's best bar for 2026, with dozens more on the same hill. Here's where to go, what it costs and the rules to know.

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Buying in Hong Kong vs back home: where the duty is lighter now

Hong Kong dropped its extra duties for non-permanent residents in 2024. We compare what Australians pay to buy, hold and sell a flat there versus a home back in NSW.

The inner move

Moving to Hong Kong is more than boxes

You leave family and friends behind, the kids leave their mates, and the one with the new job is busy proving themselves. In Hong Kong, small flats, long hours and a fast city can squeeze family time just when everyone needs it most. Katharina Bergauer (innsicht) walks with families through that part of the move: from the goodbyes before you leave until you have settled in.

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Psychotherapist in training under supervision (Psychotherapeutin in Fachausbildung unter Lehrsupervision), systemic family therapy · Vienna and online, German or English. Our partner for your move.