Moving from London to HK shortly

Hi everyone,

I apologise if many have raised this question before but I'd greatly appreciate any advice offered.


My family (wife and 6 month baby) are moving to HK in January. We're coming to HK next week to view some properties. We've sounded out through squarefoot.com.hk and hongkonghomes.com, thus arranged some meeting with Agents to view properties.


I'm looking at Pkfulam, Happy Valley, Mid Levels - Central. My budget is HKD$60k, 2 bedroom + 1 maid room. Prefer family friendly places with a nice view (as opposed to the building opposite).


Are there any buildings that ppl can recommend?

I am willing to stay further out (work in Queens Road Central) providing the quality of the place is good.


Any other advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

Given your criteria (especially the baby), I would have a look at Belchers and Bel Air.


FWIW, I live in Belchers and we made the decision to live there precisely because we were expecting our first child and it offered good facilities - indoor/outdoor swimming pool, play room for the baby, gym for the adults, some outdoor space for the children to run around in, supermarket and a few other shops in the building etc. There's a reasonable degree of spacing between the buildings and some units have good harbour views. The main minus is that the kitchens are quite small and car parking is at a significant premium to many other places.


Bel Air is basically a more upmarket version of the same with a slightly longer commute to Central.

(you are certain on the "popular side of that trade") ...


London 'to be overtaken by New York and Hong Kong' for finance jobs


11 November 2012

London is on course to lose its top spot as the world's biggest financial centre by number of jobs.


The number of jobs in financial services in London will be below the number in New York and Hong Kong by 2015, according to the Sunday Times.

London is losing its dominance due to a shift to the east, according to researchers at Cebr, the economic consultancy, but also due to "short-sighted over-regulation, penal taxation and banker bashing" in the UK.

The Government could reportedly lose about £30 billion to £40 billion a year in tax receipts because of the decline in City activity, compared with revenues received at the peak of 2007.


London's financial services sector employed 280,000 people in 2011, compared with 262,000 people in New York.

However, City jobs will fall to 249,500 this year against 254,000 for America's financial capital, according to the Cebr.


By 2015, London will employ 237,000 - a third less than at the peak in 2007 - against 249,700 in New York and 247,900 in Hong Kong.

Cebr economist Rob Harbron told the Sunday Times: "Hong Kong has jumped from half London's size to overtaking London within a decade."


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