I have a friend doing long term AI research in the HK area and he talks it up so positively that I have considered going there for 4 or 5 months to live and work on my own projects. Does the Cyberport rent inexpensive shared office space suitable for one person to have a nice work environment? I work out of a home office in Arizona, and have a great working environment but living for 4 or 5 months in a foreign country probably means a small apartment so I don't think that I would want to work at "home."
BTW, my wife really likes Hong Kong (we were there 15 months ago) so this would be an easy sell for me to talk her into it.
We have a few cowork options, and expect some more spaces to open within the next 6 months.
BootHK (http://boot.hk) is my space I opened and is mostly hotdesk space for early startups.
HK Commons is a little more for established companies that are still 2-4 people and growing.
There are also more traditional serviced office type offerings, but that isn't quite as interactive with the general community.
Beside Cyberport there is also a place called Science Park which also provide cheap places for start-up.
From my second hand information the rent for a 1,000 sq. ft. office is about $1,100 US dollar (electricity inclusive)
I am from HK and if you want to know more about HK you can contact me.
BTW, my wife really likes Hong Kong (we were there 15 months ago) so this would be an easy sell for me to talk her into it.