Moving from UK to HK ands very excited!!!!!

[nltempany]

Hi,

I just moved to HK from Australia. I absolutely LOVE it here. I think we'll live here for a long time.

I needed the same sorts of facilities as you. I don't have a dog but I do have 4 kids! I also wanted kids activities, space to run, close to an MTR and close to the great markets and shopping in Mong Kok.

We found an apartment in Tai Kok Tsui right near Olympic MTR. We can walk or train anywhere really fast and conveniently. We live in a beautiful new building called The Hermitage. The club facilities are 'luxury-resort' like. The children's indoor play space is superb. Our apartment is big enough for 3 adults, 4 children for $40 000HKD per month.

Good Luck!

 

[nltempany]

PS. We made the decision not to live like expats with expats. We love all our expat friends but we kind of follow the whole notion 'when in Rome' or when in Hong Kong live like Hong Kongers. And Hong Kongets certainly know how to live.

 

[archerbaby]

Hi Kiwiloo - we also moved from Clapham to HK last month so we were in your position of figuring out where to live a couple of months ago! I have a 6 month old and was really worried about the pollution before I arrived based on everything I read on-line - it hasn't been as bad as I expected and no worse, really, than the pollution I faced walking up Clapham High Street every day!! You shouldn't worry about that at all. Despite being brought up on a farm I'm now a real city girl and love being part of things rather than out in the 'burbs - my hubby and I both work (I'll be returning to work after mat leave in October) so we wanted to live between Central and Quarry Bay based on our work locations. We settled on Bamboo Grove (80 Kennedy Rd) in mid-levels east and really love it here. I hadn't expected to be able to walk anywhere with my pram but I'm finding it really easy to get around Wanchai and into Happy Valley - that kind of accessibility was really important to me as I didn't want to have to get a taxi everywhere (though the summer heat may put a stop to my walking adventures!). If you want anymore nformation let me know - I'd be happy to chat to you or email separately as I did a huge amount of research before coming here. Good luck!