離開香港就是好? Is it really good to leave HK?

大家可能覺得能離開香港就什麼都會比在香港好,生活啊,自由啊等等。但其實一點也不容易,作為在香港生活了三十多年的人,從來沒在外國生活過,突然跳到一個生活文化完全不同的國度,怎樣說也不會容易。現在我們賺的錢只有香港的一半,因為這邊稅收差不多是薪金的1/3 (雖然還是夠我們兩個人用的)。常常都看到網媒訪問離開了香港的人,而大家都很羨慕,但其實有多少人離開了香港賺的比香港多? 說真的沒幾個。生活比香港好? 對中產人士來說不一定。所以這就是為什麼中產不會離開香港又不會參與香港政冶…🙁

Everyone may feel that leaving HK is better than staying in HK, in terms of living standard or freedom, etc. But it is not easy at all. As a person who has lived in Hong Kong for more than 30 years, and has never lived in a foreign country before, it’s horrific to stay in a country with a completely different culture. Now we earn only half salary compared to we normally earned in Hong Kong, because the tax here is almost one-third of the salary (although it is still enough for both of us). How many people left Hong Kong can earn more than Hong Kong? Only a few. Is life better than Hong Kong? Not really true for middle-class people. So this is why the middle class in HK not dare to leave Hong Kong and will not fight for Hong Kong’s future, they are having good living stndard in HK…