Hello there
We (me, my partner and our little daughter who will be 18 months by then) are moving to HongKong in August. Actually, my boyfriend already started working there and is able to go house hunting for us.
Since he is working for Cathay we quite definitely are going to move to Lantau. We had a look at DB and would consider it, but it wasn´t our kind of place. To many buildings, to planned. We would prefer something greener, more quiet, rural, as long as there are the basics covered.
Now we were thinking of moving somewhere along South Lantau Road. (Cheung Sha, Tung Fuk, not necessarily Mui Wo). Since I didn´t find anything on the forums yet (most posts were more than a couple of years old) I was hoping someone here could help out
Here are my questions:
- Is it a good place to live with a little child ie are there any playgroups (one would be enough ) , playgrounds, a hospital nearby? Are there a a few families with smaller children my daughter could play with?
- Is there some kind of community live or would it mean to be really living "far away" from urban life on your own? (I´m exaggerating but still, how lonely does it get?)
- How is it with shopping groceries, are there any supermarkets in Mui Wo?
- I could´t find anything about the road permits which isn´t older than 2 years. I guess we would get a car, could we drive to Tung Chung with a normal permit? Is the road very dangerous or is it ok?
- Is it very bad with mosquitoes and snakes?
- Last but not least, is there any surf in the area?
Thanks soooo much for any comment, I hope there is someone here who actually lives there or has a friend there or some other kind of insider knowledge
cheers
Teresa