| No prob. ayyar.
Don't get me wrong, if you want to be closer to the 'action' in HK, Kowloon Tong is great. Its really central to alot of interesting things to see in Kowloon, and much closer to HK Island than Tai Po. If i could afford the rent there, it would be on my short list as well! Definitely not the forest of towers that HK Island Northside is, and even some fully detached houses (I can't imagine the rent on those though!).
HK Island north, west and east are not really baby friendly. TONS of diesel buses and cars, very polluted, and what isn't concrete is vertical slopes of jungle. The south side (Aberdeen, Soushon, Stanley etc, is greener, possibly quieter (My friends with a 2 yr old and 3mth old twins are moving to Soushon in August). But the tradeoff for your husband would be a nightmare commute to Shatin every day! Bus/taxi to MTR/ferry to KCR to???? Also remember that the MTR is not very stroller friendly. You have to search for the lifts to get underground sometimes, and the crowded trains can be a challenge! Maybe you can teach your little one to walk real soon! lol!
So I would go with your gut and try Kowloon Tong first. If you don't like it, you can always move!  |