Foreign workers flock to Hong Kong

Al Jazeera English 2012-07-24

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While Europe struggles with economic cuts in its age of austerity, Hong Kong is fast becoming a bastion of economic hope.

The Asian city, which boasts a rising stock market, has seen a massive influx of professional workers from all over the world.

Foreigners in search of employment there used to be known by the unfortunate acronym "FILTH" - which stands for "Failed in London, Try Hong Kong".

But as Rob McBride reports from Hong Kong, that strategy appears to have worked for many.

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