Hong Kong always surprises: behind the skyline, three quarters of the territory is nature, with beaches, trails and islands. The French community is one of the largest in Asia, and the Lycée Victor-Segalen an institution.
Currency
Hong Kong dollar (HK$)
Languages
Cantonese and English
Time vs Paris
6 to 7h ahead
Emergencies
999
FIAFE network
The Accueil for French-speaking families
In each city, a volunteer-run association from the FIAFE network welcomes, informs and helps French-speaking families settling in.
Hong Kong Accueil
Since 1995
Since 1995, Hong Kong Accueil has helped French-speaking families discover the territory: a weekly café, cultural visits, excursions and a very active women entrepreneurs club.
Where to meet them
Friday café, every week from 10am to 12pm at Pacific Place (Admiralty).
The local French chamber of commerce (CCI France International network) is a real asset for work: networking, job offers and help to restart a career or start a business locally.
CCI France International
French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong (FCCIHK)
One of the largest French chambers in Asia, with job listings, a member directory and networking evenings that help a spouse restart a career and the family build a network.
To follow local life in French: news, what's on, good addresses and, often, a directory of French-speaking professionals.
lepetitjournal.com Hong Kong
MediaIn French
The Hong Kong edition of the online daily for French expatriates: news, practical life (housing, health, settling in), events, neighbourhood portraits told by families, and since autumn 2026 the Petit Guide de Hong Kong, a free annual guide in print and online.
The expat directory of useful addresses (consulate, schools, leisure, health) and the paper's partners; the Petit Guide de Hong Kong adds a practical directory of French-speaking professionals (health, law, property).
The magazine of the French-speaking community in Hong Kong, Macau and southern China, founded in 2008 by Catya Martin: regional news, culture, business, travel, favourites and a Health section, in print around town and online.
The web radio of French speakers in Hong Kong and Macau, launched in late 2019: local and international news, features (consular life, wellbeing, living and travelling in Hong Kong) and podcasts on community life, live or on demand.
Hong Kong's online women's and lifestyle magazine, in French with an English edition: a Family section (outings with children, Christmas in Hong Kong, trips around Asia), food, wellbeing, fashion and portraits of Hong Kong women, with a newsletter.
Before you even land in Hong Kong, Facebook groups are the best shortcut: ask your questions, find a flat, a nanny, a second-hand stroller, and often your first friends.
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Communauté d'échange entre expatriés en Asie, et à Hong Kong en particulier. Conseils, partage et soutien sur notre vie quotidienne d'expatriés. Partagez vos expériences, événements, etc..
Le CFI (Club France International) est un club privé, qui a pour objectif de développer un réseau d’expatriés et d’amis de la France à travers le monde.
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AEFE network
Accredited French schools
Schools accredited by the French Ministry of Education follow the French curriculum: your child can continue their schooling seamlessly, abroad and back in France.
Source: official AEFE directory, verified June 2026. aefe.gouv.fr
Tutoring and private lessons
To support your children's schooling across two systems, two solutions designed for expat families.
Axiom Academic
Private lessons and tutoring for expat families: French curriculum, IB and British curriculum, at home or online, with teachers who know the schools in your city.
The Lycée français international Victor-Segalen covers nursery to the baccalaureate, with a French and an international stream. Two accredited French kindergartens complete the network on the Tseung Kwan O side.
Good to know
Victor-Segalen (French and international streams) spreads its pupils across several campuses.
International schools and the ESF network sometimes require debentures: clarify this in the package.
Plan admissions a year ahead, especially for key entry years.
School buses are the norm: the commute weighs on the choice of neighbourhood.
French-speaking community
The French community in Hong Kong is one of the largest in Asia, organised and welcoming. Family neighbourhoods spread between the island and the New Territories.
Good to know
Hong Kong Accueil holds its Friday café every week in Admiralty.
Happy Valley, Pok Fu Lam, Sai Kung and Discovery Bay are the family favourites.
The UFE, present since 1970, organises the community's big festive gatherings.
The Alliance française offers a media library and activities in French for children.
A place has closed, something has changed?
The arrival reflex
The apps to download when you land
Drop your bags, download these and you're set: the apps everyone in Hong Kong uses to get around, get things delivered and organise daily life.
Getting around
Octopus
The app behind the essential Octopus card: top up, track your spending and pay for the MTR, buses, convenience stores and school canteens.
What mums ask when they arrive in Hong Kong, in short, sourced answers.
French or international school: where do we start?
The French International School Victor-Segalen covers nursery to the baccalaureate on four campuses (Chai Wan and Tseung Kwan O for little ones, Jardine's Lookout and Blue Pool Road after), with a French and an international stream; two French kindergartens complete the offer in Tseung Kwan O. International schools are plentiful but often require debentures and have waiting lists: start a year ahead. All charge fees, see our School fees page: /en/cities/hong-kong/school-fees/.
Source ↗Can my children attend school on a dependant visa?
Yes. Unmarried children under 18 get a dependant visa attached to the working parent's, and that visa lets them study at any school in Hong Kong, international or government, without a separate student visa. The spouse may work without further permission. Processing normally takes six weeks.
Source ↗Do we need health insurance for the children?
Nothing is compulsory, but there is no universal cover for expatriates. With the HKID card, public hospitals charge very low flat fees with an annual cap, but waits are long outside life-threatening cases; private care is fast and ten times more expensive per consultation. Most families rely on the employer's or an international plan, to be checked for inpatient care, consultations and maternity. It is all on our Health page: /en/cities/hong-kong/health/.
Source ↗How do I find a French-speaking paediatrician or doctor?
The consulate publishes a list of French-speaking practitioners (GP, cardiologist, dentists, midwife, physiotherapist), with no paediatrician so far, and points to the Hong Kong doctors directory where you can filter by language. Hong Kong Accueil also keeps a directory of professionals recommended by its members, paediatricians included. For free follow-up of 0 to 5-year-olds, your local Maternal and Child Health Centre handles vaccines and check-ups. Our addresses are on /en/cities/hong-kong/health/.
Source ↗Which number do I call if my child is ill at night?
999 for a life-threatening emergency: ambulance, fire and police answer in English. For a fever or a minor injury, public A&E departments (Queen Mary, Ruttonjee, Pamela Youde, Tseung Kwan O, Queen Elizabeth) are open 24 hours but triage by severity, and private hospitals (Gleneagles, Hong Kong Sanatorium, Adventist) run paid 24-hour clinics with no wait. The consulate has a duty line for serious emergencies out of hours.
Source ↗Which neighbourhood should we settle in with children?
French families follow the Lycée campuses: Happy Valley and Jardine's Lookout, the French village with tram and racecourse; Tseung Kwan O, the 'little French Town' of the New Territories with the campus and French kindergartens; the island's south side (Stanley, Repulse Bay) for beaches; Discovery Bay and Sai Kung for space. The school bus is the norm, check the ride before signing. Our Settling in page reviews the neighbourhoods: /en/cities/hong-kong/settling-in/.
In order: an appointment for the Hong Kong identity card of each family member aged 11 or over, to be applied for within 30 days of arrival (free), an Octopus card for everyone, a bank account at a branch with contract and lease, registration with the French consular register (online, free, valid 5 years), then the Maternal and Child Health Centre for little ones and a library card. Details on /en/cities/hong-kong/settling-in/.
Children aged 3 to 11 travel at a reduced fare with a child ticket or a Child Octopus card, which also works on buses, ferries and the tram. From 12, a child pays the full fare with a single ticket: apply for the personalised Student Octopus through the MTR Student Travel Scheme, with the school, from age 11 so that the discount applies on their 12th birthday.
Source ↗Nanny, helper, nursery: how do you get a little one looked after?
The local solution is the foreign domestic helper: she applies for her visa from Immigration, signs a standard two-year contract, is paid at least the government minimum wage and must live in your home, which makes you an employer. The French nurseries and kindergartens (Lou Pichoun, Les Petits Lascars from 9 months) take little ones in Tseung Kwan O and Tai Hang, and the Alliance française offers classes from 18 months.
Source ↗My child speaks neither English nor Cantonese: how will they cope?
Very well: English is the language of international schools, doctors and the administration, and the Lycée's international stream bridges the two systems. Cantonese remains the language of the street and the markets, children pick up a few words at school. To keep French alive, the Alliance française (from 18 months), the médiathèque, Chorus theatre and the Hong Kong Accueil meetups are on /en/cities/hong-kong/family-outings/.
Source ↗Is Hong Kong really that expensive for a family?
Yes for two items: housing, by far the biggest, for much smaller flats than in France, and school, always fee-paying. The rest balances out: progressive salaries tax from 2% to 17% with no VAT, very cheap transport and public healthcare with the HKID card, affordable home help, free beaches and hikes, public museums free on Wednesdays. Our Settling in page details the budget line by line: /en/cities/hong-kong/settling-in/.
The season runs from May to November, peaking in September. The Observatory hoists numbered signals: at signal 1 you keep watch; at 3 you secure anything that could blow away; at 8 the city stops, schools, offices, the consulate and museums close and you stay indoors until the warning is lifted. Follow the Observatory's app and the school's instructions, which it emails to parents.
Source ↗Where can I meet other French-speaking mums?
Hong Kong Accueil holds its Friday café every week at Pacific Place (Admiralty), runs the Cercle des Familles (beach playdates, parent-child yoga, parents' drinks), monthly family walks and neighbourhood meetups. The Lycée's school gates, the Alliance française, the UFE and the mums' Facebook groups do the rest, and lepetitjournal.com Hong Kong, Trait d'Union and La French Radio list the week's events.
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