I love HKG and visit at least once a year, but for my industry HKG has fallen out of favour as a major hub for the region, and on its own is not a major market either. Given up figuring out a way to be posted there. In fact we have quite a few HKG colleagues now in the China offices because they've run out the career ladder back home!

I too used to think the pollution in HKG gets pretty gross, but after 18mths in Beijing - yikes. I can't imagine what the other 2nd/3rd tier industrial cities must be like.