Originally Posted by Scousebanana:
Plenty of people do commute in from the distant New Territories to Hong Kong Island. In my own team I have commuters from Fanling, Ma O Shan, Wu Kai Sha and Yuen Long, amongst others. The popular option seems to be to get the bus (can get a seat and sleep). For Causeway Bay, a lot of folks seem to take the MTR to Hung Hom and then transfer to a bus.
I'm sure you must realise 8K a month is very tight and you will need to make compromises in terms of location, space, condition of apartment etc. A half-decent flat share should be possible for that price.