Singapore trip (4 nights) for business in September. Trying to decide extending by 3 days there, or go to Hong Kong for a 3 day stopover. Travelling solo. Never been to Hong Kong, have been to Singapore (15+ years ago). Thoughts?
Singapore
20%
Hong Kong
70%
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Hanoi
10%
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Hong Kong can be a bit of a shock if you’re used to clean BC air. It’s pretty disgustingly polluted there. I’d go with Singapore or consider something nicer like the islands of Malaysia (Langkawi) or Thailand. You should be able to get a cheap flight on air Asia from Singapore.

Thanks. I’ve experienced nasty air (and open sewer trenches
) in many places in the past. I’ve been to Malaysia (KL) and Langkawi before as well. I know Singapore is very clean, which is good.

I've been to HK, not Singapore. HK was very blah. I think you should go with Singapore! Dawn is very right, air quality in HK is horrible

curious to know why you might think it's blah, maybe I have to much birthtown pride lol

LOL @Tim. I'm plain spoiled/Born/raised in Vancouver, where we have so much infinite SPACE, clean air, hiking, food etc. Over there, everything felt muted, dingy, dark and dirty? (Dilapidated condo skyscrapers everywhere). People were always in a nonstop rush

Watched a few Singapore documentaries lately- looks far more intriguing

Im born in Hong Kong, just came back from Singapore, depends how much time off you have on your four days in Singapore, you should definitely catch the night show at Marina Bay Sands and eat at the hawker centres for cheap and delicious food. Singapore might be good if you want to spend some time in the jungles where I saw lizard, boar, monkeys, fiddler crabs. Hong Kong has some really breathtaking hikes because it is quite mountainous, the hike up Lugard Road for what is probably the best city skyline panorama view in the world. The food is also top notch, different of course, but I have a feeling it will cost a little more. They will both have the bustle of an Asian metropolis, if you think you might get to see a lot of Singapore within the four days of the business trip, you should check out Hong Kong

Singapore is amazing

You say you’ve been to Singapore before... so my answer is Hong Kong 100%. There is far more to the place than many people think. Perfect for 3-4 days. Nowhere near as sterile as Singapore, and therefore a lot more interesting for a lot of travelers.

Here’s a recent interesting article... https://theculturetrip.com/.../hong-kong-vs-singapore.../
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Hong Kong vs Singapore - Which City Does it Better?

Go to Macau its amazing quick drive or boat ride away from hong kong and u will need a few days to see it all

I voted HKG because I have been and relatively easy to get around. But, I have not been to Singapore, it could be fun to revisit and compare from yr first trip

If you happen to choose Singapore, book early especially if your business meeting/conferences are on Santosa Island and need to stay closer. But food is good almost anything you choose and the garden in the dome is breathtaking and the electronic mall ofcourse. Not sure about detail, but the self driving cars are on the road and you can ride them to certain destinations already.