In 2008, Sissi Zhu Shuang graduated from university in Beijing with a degree in social work.She then set her sights on coming to Hong Kong, having visited here as a student and being impressed by the city.
'I remember going up to the Peak and being dazzled by thousands of neon lights. I thought to myself, 'Hong Kong is an amazing, international city'.'
So the girl from Shanghai took the plunge and came to Hong Kong to do her master's degree. After graduation, she was hired by a global public relations firm.
While she likes her work and the exposure to the world Hong Kong offers, things here are not exactly as she expected.
'I thought Hong Kong was highly efficient, but now I don't think so. We have a better website for booking cheap international flights back home, for example,' the 24-year-old says. 'And the living space is so small and expensive here.'
Zhu shares a flat with her landlady and gives up half her salary for her room every month.