ARTICLE: "Hong Kong struggles to halt exodus of foreigners: Local workforce talent, air pollution cited as factors," by Paul Wiseman, USA Today, 24 September 2007, p. 7A.

Not much to be done about rising local talent, nor the heightened buzz factor with Shanghai, but when 35 percent of your businesses say they have trouble getting potential hires to move to your city, you've got a real issue on your hands, especially if "super-clean" Singapore is your main competition.