Hi,
I'm an Aussie moving to HK later this year. We have two young boys who will probably attend the Australian School. So the most convenient spot to live looks like Kowloon Tong. It seems like a nice neighbourhood on my one short visit and it would make the trip to school short for the kids while only being a MTR trip from Central for me.
Today I was chatting to a friend who lived for years in HK and he said he wouldn't recommend Kowloon Tong because there weren't many expats there and so my wife (who will be home with a new baby next year) won't have any other Aussies to hang out with and could be lonely. He suggested Happy Valley or North Point as better options.
So my questions is whether this is an accurate picture of Kowloon Tong? I'm not expecting and wouldn't really want to live in a Aussie ghetto (we do that at home) but it'd be nice if there were local expat mothers groups and some of our kids' school friends lived nearby. Surely I can't be the only Aussie who thinks it might be a good idea to live near the school??
More generally, I've been told that over the past decade a lot more expats have started to live in Kowloon rather than the Island. Is this right? Might my friend just be out of date?
All advice gratefully received.
Thanks,
Nick