HK - good experience vs language environment

I’m having to think about how I’d feel about going to HK to work for a while, say 3, 6, 9 months.  We have a project opportunity that looks excellent, and it would be a good notch on my ‘Asia’ belt.  It’d also be an easy start in terms of language, because HK is English / Cantonese.  Projects here in the PRC probably wouldn’t be as grand – the HK one would be pretty cutting edge, and something I could then tout / reapply within the PRC.

 

Trouble is, it’s away from Shanghai, and it’s away from the Mandarin speaking environment.  I’ve only been here 6 months, but I know that my mandarin improves noticeably with every say 2-3 months of being here. 

 

It’s a tricky call but I’d best chew on it a bit longer.