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  1. #1

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    Advice on location

    My wife's work place is going to be around Central and mine is at Kowloon Bay.

    So, ideal location will be at max 10 minutes from central and upto 40 minutes from Kowloon Bay

    Must haves
    - approx 500 sq feet
    - rent approx 20k HKD
    - reputed child care center/pre-school probably connected to an international school
    - restaurants,entertainment,basic shopping
    - health club
    - easy access to travel around HK

    Any suggestions ?


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    Sort out the school first - places at pre-schools/international schools very tough at the moment.


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    Try somewhere around Mongkok, Prince Edward or Yau Ma Tei. You have MTR red line straight to Central and the MTR Green Line which goes to Kowloon Bay.

    For 20k, you will be able to find somewhere nice and probably bigger than 500 sq feet.

    Restaurants, entertainment, shopping to last you a lifetime.

    Has a California Fitness Gym as well as Pure Fitness.

    Easy access pretty much everywhere in Hong Kong - day or night.

    but as Satay Sue says, you may want to sort out the schools first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UK/HKboy:
    Try somewhere around Mongkok, Prince Edward or Yau Ma Tei. You have MTR red line straight to Central and the MTR Green Line which goes to Kowloon Bay.

    For 20k, you will be able to find somewhere nice and probably bigger than 500 sq feet.

    Restaurants, entertainment, shopping to last you a lifetime.

    Has a California Fitness Gym as well as Pure Fitness.

    Easy access pretty much everywhere in Hong Kong - day or night.

    but as Satay Sue says, you may want to sort out the schools first.
    Plus - bear in mind this is the heart of the urban jungle. Very busy, very noisy. If you are unused to city living, may drive you crazy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rakeshv:
    My wife's work place is going to be around Central and mine is at Kowloon Bay.

    So, ideal location will be at max 10 minutes from central and upto 40 minutes from Kowloon Bay

    Must haves
    - approx 500 sq feet
    - rent approx 20k HKD
    - reputed child care center/pre-school probably connected to an international school
    - restaurants,entertainment,basic shopping
    - health club
    - easy access to travel around HK

    Any suggestions ?

    Olympic
    10 mins to Central by MTR
    25 mins to Kowloon Bay by 16 bus (runs everey 5 mins at peak)

    Shopping and eating 'til you drop. Olympian City, Langham Place, Mongkok

    20K will get you 800ft, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, full clubbhouse facilities

    Pre-school at Victoria. Cut-throat 200 places for 700 applicants. Good luck.