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Hello Quantnet,
I posted a similar thread on WSO but was hoping I could get a different perspective on this forum.
First a little background: I’ll be heading into my junior undergrad year, studying Computer Science and Math at a top Math/Engineering school in Canada. I’m planning on going for an exchange to an Asian country and have narrowed it down to Singapore vs. Hong Kong. I was wondering if anyone on this board could offer any perspectives on which country would be the better place right now and also over the next 5-10 years or so.
I do know for sure I want to look for career opportunities in Asia down the line and it’d be nice to establish a network in one of Asia’s biggest financial hubs. Could anyone offer any thoughts on where the finance job market in general is heading in either country (Or even tech, etc.). It looks I could be heading down the Financial Engineering route but I think it’s a little too early to narrow down to something that specific yet. I do know I’ll probably have to go through some brand-name top10 US program for grad or B school before thinking of Asia. Any thoughts?
Obviously my first priority thought would be more about the experience. Which city has the better nightlife and atmosphere in general? I’ve read about how awesome LKF in HK is compared to what Singapore’s got, but after seeing Zouk in Singapore, maybe that info’s a little dated?
Does anyone know the percentages/volume of international students and expat community in both places as well? I’d be looking into HKU at Hong Kong and NUS at Singapore.
Also if it matters, I’m Chinese though Canadian born - can communicate a little in Mandarin but not at all in Cantonese. I’ve read that Mandarin fluency is pretty much mandatory in HK for banking, but what about for more quantitative/financial engineering roles?
I posted a similar thread on WSO but was hoping I could get a different perspective on this forum.
First a little background: I’ll be heading into my junior undergrad year, studying Computer Science and Math at a top Math/Engineering school in Canada. I’m planning on going for an exchange to an Asian country and have narrowed it down to Singapore vs. Hong Kong. I was wondering if anyone on this board could offer any perspectives on which country would be the better place right now and also over the next 5-10 years or so.
I do know for sure I want to look for career opportunities in Asia down the line and it’d be nice to establish a network in one of Asia’s biggest financial hubs. Could anyone offer any thoughts on where the finance job market in general is heading in either country (Or even tech, etc.). It looks I could be heading down the Financial Engineering route but I think it’s a little too early to narrow down to something that specific yet. I do know I’ll probably have to go through some brand-name top10 US program for grad or B school before thinking of Asia. Any thoughts?
Obviously my first priority thought would be more about the experience. Which city has the better nightlife and atmosphere in general? I’ve read about how awesome LKF in HK is compared to what Singapore’s got, but after seeing Zouk in Singapore, maybe that info’s a little dated?
Does anyone know the percentages/volume of international students and expat community in both places as well? I’d be looking into HKU at Hong Kong and NUS at Singapore.
Also if it matters, I’m Chinese though Canadian born - can communicate a little in Mandarin but not at all in Cantonese. I’ve read that Mandarin fluency is pretty much mandatory in HK for banking, but what about for more quantitative/financial engineering roles?
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