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SINGAPORE—Singapore has topped a list of cities around the world offering Asian expatriates the best quality of life, followed by Sydney, based on a survey from a human resources consultancy.
U.K.-headquartered ECA International’s annual location ranking, which compares living standards in 254 international locations, found that Singapore is an ideal place for Asians to live in because of the quality of its infrastructure and health facilities.
The city-state’s low health risks, air pollution, crime rates and cosmopolitan population added to its appeal.
Sydney came in second, followed by Melbourne, Australia, and Kobe, Japan, which tied for third place in the ranking with results of a survey of expatriates.
While Sydney and Singapore scored similarly well in criteria such as pollution levels, the quality of goods and services available, transport and infrastructure, the Australian city’s geographical distance from Asia made it a less favorable location than Singapore. For Sydney, Japanese or Chinese assignees will have to travel relatively long distances, and so it’s much more difficult to maintain contact with family.
The fifth-best city for Asian expats was Copenhagen, Denmark, the survey found, followed by Canberra, Australia (6th), Vancouver, Canada (7th), Wellington, New Zealand (8th), Yokohama, Japan (9th) and Dublin, Ireland (10th).
Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Kong and Tokyo were tied at 15th place.
Hong Kong made improvements in personal security and healthcare infrastructure but air pollution was likely to remain a problem.People feel safer in Hong Kong than they have in recent years. But looking at the main reason why Hong Kong still lags behind Singapore is the issue of air pollution.
The 1st in the world to hold a F1 Night Race, Singapore known for her efficiency will lead the way in the race of the century. While things looking alittle gloomy in America this year, investors have quickly turned their attention to this rising Asian Star.
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Posted by litovs on 2008-07-07 17:15:30 | Rating: | Views: 40
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