Many people do not own a car in Hong Kong for many reasons. Firstly, Hong Kong has convenient public transportation, there’s no practical need for owning a car just to travel to places in Hong Kong. Secondly, unlike buying a house, or a good watch, the value of a car keeps dropping every mile you travel. And at last, in a very recent research, Hong Kong parking rate tops Asia Pacific and Ranks 4th Worldwide!

Now, take a look at these graphs, you can actually rent a decent apartment in some places in North American with the rents below.

Global Top 5 Most Expensive Parking Districts

(In terms of Monthly Rate, US$)

Asia Pacific Top Five Most Expensive Parking Districts

(In terms of monthly median rate, US$)

Source: Colliers International, Global CBD Parking Rate Survey 2009

Special Thanks to Thomas Crampton for sending me the survey!

After the Dobblr lunch from Island Shangri-La Hotel, I had to quickly rush back home, get casual, and went back to Ogilvy office where they had buses there picking everyone up and took everyone to the venue which was at Gold Coast Hotel Hong Kong. It was a fun evening that gathered almost everyone from the office to relax and have fun while celebrating for David Ogilvy’s birthday on 23th June.

Before the release of the official pictures, I have some unofficial ones taken by Jean-Francois Amadei, Ada Leung, and myself. Also, Ada Leung has more pictures from this event which she uploaded to her Facebook Album.

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