Sasha O

If you are new to HK, or even an old hand, you may want to learn a bit of Chinese. Whether it is Mandarin or Cantonese, I would thoroughly recommend that you call Sasha O, quite frankly the best Chinese teacher in HK, in my humble opinion!
What makes Sasha great, is not that she is a better Chinese person than anybody else (she is however very lovely and good natured, and learning with her is easy and stress free), but it is because she teaches you what you need, and want, to know.
Sure, teaching kids is very structured, and there are prescribed syllabus requirements, all of which Sasha can teach. However, when it comes to adults, do I really need to know how to say, «This is my friend Richard, he likes to skateboard in the park.»? The last time I went skateboarding, the bottom of my trousers were much wider than the tops (OK, only oldies like me will get that!).
What is great about classes with Sasha, is that you are flexible to learn what is useful to you. For Mrs L, it’s about learning a new language from scratch (and being able to ask for the vegetarian menu). For my friend C, it’s about learning business lingo in Mando for trips to the mainland. For me, it is all about going «street» and improving my tones and pronunciation, as I am already a Canto speaker — but just a bit ropey.
Sasha specialises in 1-​to-​1 classes, or small groups (i.e. couples, families). This ensures that her teaching is effective and personalised. Also, as a freelance «gun for hire», her charge out rate is very affordable. As she is based in Lamma, Sasha will travel to your location for classes. I currently learn at work in the IFC.
You’ve come all the way to HK, why not learn a bit of the lingo. You should at least try to learn enough to say «Oi, mate, don’t take Garden Road, we’ll be here all bleeding day!».