Posted by
kenminator
18 yrs ago
Hi all,
I accepted a position in HK and will be coming to HK with just 2 suitcases. I am wondering if you can advise me as to where is a good place to stay...
What's important to me are:
1. air quality because i have allergy.
2. within commutable distance from Lai Chi Kok where my office is.
3. quality of life because i am single; dont want to be too far out from the happening place
4. cost; I am looking to pay about 10k HKD per month for rental. Dont mind if area is off the main expat area; because I speak/write Chinese.
Thanks for you advice in advance.
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"3. quality of life because i am single; dont want to be too far out from the happening place"
This may not really be compatible with the air quality requirement. I think given your workplace you should look at something on the Kowloon side.
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quality of air is bad - be prepared.. sadly there is not a huge amount of choice on your budget either - esp not in the happening place like Central - i.e Midlevels - so yes, i would say Kowloon side as well..
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Air pollution is very bad in Hong Kong, especially when people are coming from Australia, UK etc. I wld say it is a 'suffer'. But if you are from an Asian country, then you shld survive. With a 10K budget, how about Tai Wai, relatively cheap compared to Kowloon and HK Island. Travelling : Train + MTR, may be bus (but I am not sure).
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Hi, when will you arrive? Have you read my adv. here "Convenient apartment in Whampoa Garden". That's the area can satisfy you. Please check
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"Happy Valley is good too for young person."
Terrible air quality though.
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goofie> i live in heng fa chuen, and your points need some correction.
cab to CENTRAL (let alone lai chi kok) is $100 (i did it 5 mins ago...trust me)
rents are now starting at 12k for the smallest 1 br (none of which are under 500ft), MORE than the op wants to pay
in addition:
overnight minibuses are available from island to kln, as well as buses
MTR to CEntral is 30 ,ins, then TUng Chung LIne to Olympic (closest to Lai Chi Kok) is another say, 10-12 mins; kln is much closer
i still maintain kln is a better choice, and there are night spots there (Knutsford eg)
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if you mean the hong kong club in chater road, central, two points:
full fare is $100 from heng fa chuen, prob a few more dollars from chai wan, so your 20% discount doesn't add up...
you're still nowhere near lai chi kok, including the tunnel charge, so what's the point?
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Thanks all for your reply.
I just got to the big town last week... surprise, surprise, the air has been so good. Must be a seasonal thing, right?
As far as budget, i suppose is all relative. A Hongie friend been accusing me being so rich; spending so much on housing.
I am focusing on short term/shared flats; before committing myself in a long term contract.
Now, only if I can find out where are the newcomers hang out...
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I don't know if that behaviour is confined to locals, expats are also interested in how much one pays for things, though it is not usually for mundane things such as sandwiches or coffee. The difference is perhaps that expats are always interested in whether you got a good deal or not, rather than whether you are rich or a spendthrift, particularly when it comes to rent. I can't tell you how many times I have been asked that question, and how often I have asked it of others myself, particularly when the property market was inflated and rents were increasing by double digit rates, like in the mid nineties and more recently itself. but in general if you make a major purchase, people are always interested to know how much you paid for it, no matter where they come from.
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"I don't know what it is, but the locals cannot resist asking you how much you pay for this and that. Westerners find this very bad manners. What invariably follows is... "Oh, you are so rich!""
And then you have kids and they keep wanting to compare when your kids walked/talked/drank out of a glass/ate with a spoon/got their first tooth with the same events for their kids. ;) It's all about comparing.
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