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Climate.
Clothing.
Cost of Living etc.
The winter climate of Hong Kong is
usually dry and bright, with a keen North Wind
when the Monsoon is strong.
The summer climate is hot and somewhat damp, but not actually unhealthy.
Winter clothing should be such as could be worn on a mild winter day at home, Many people feel the cold of a Hong Kong winter almost as much as at home. Summer clothing should be obtained in the Colony where it
is fairly cheap.
It is impossible to give a satisfactory estimate of the cost of living in Hong Kong, because so much depends upon the tastes and habits of the individual. But the following information is taken from a Handbook on conditions and cost of living in Hong Kong compiled by the Colonial Government from records up to 1925:-
"The Cost of hotel accommodation for a single person varies from $145 to $250 a month, not inclusive of drinks, electric
fans and fires.
Boarding House accommodation for a single person may be put at $125 to $200 a month
Wages of Native servants vary from
$12 to $30 a month".
Other expenses would include laundry (say $10 a month) transport (say $15 a month), clubs, and holidays spent outside the Colony.
The entrance fees to the best social
club