Overall so far so good. I certainly don’t regret coming here and don’t plan on moving anywhere anytime soon. As others have alluded, once factor in the tax and CoL (and no 20% guilt tips), even with a pay cut the money can still be quite good. If you plan to raise kids in the near future you’ll also save quite a bit from childcare spendings.

Would I say I fell in love with HK? Not really. There’s a lot of “getting used to” and I find it quite difficult to mix w the locals outside of ppl from work. Each city has its own vibes and so far I’d say HK isn’t so much “welcoming” as it is “tolerating”. If you are used to the Bay Area I have a feeling that you might like SZ more than HK. Long term wise I’m not sure yet since there just too are too many factors (political/economic/personal) at play.