[syosko]

Hi-
I'm moving to HK from Boston in about 6 weeks... need some advice on places to live. I'm single, so want to make sure that there's things to do at night & on weekends (relatively) nearby. Any suggestions? Where do other expats live?

[joannebroome]

Originally Posted by syosko

Hi-
I'm moving to HK from Boston in about 6 weeks... need some advice on places to live. I'm single, so want to make sure that there's things to do at night & on weekends (relatively) nearby. Any suggestions? Where do other expats live?

Hi ,just read your post..have been looking on this website for a few weeks now .for ideas of places to live but think i'll just wait now till I get there and have a look around as my employer ensures me that theres so much avail and the best place to look is in the South China Morning post. Anyway... I'm moving there mid July to work as a nurse in a business In Central and will be looking for flatmates/ people to go for a drink with etc. Im British, female,thirties and pretty sociable.. drop me a line if your trying to find a flatmate or just a friendly face to explore HK with!!

[KnowItAll]

They live all over town. There are a few expat ghettos (if you can call them that...) like Discovery Bay or South Island.

The normal recommendation is to spend a week or two or three in a serviced apartment and look around for yourself.

http://www.geoexpat.com/resources/Ho...ents/index.php

[KnowItAll]

Good places to research housing options are

http://www.gohome.com.hk
http://www.centanet.com

[rani]

Discovery Bay and South Island are more family areas. Would recommend Mid-Levels and Happy Valley.

[chikakeru]

We recently moved to HK from Tokyo, we spent a month in a service apartment and looked for a place that we like, I suggest doing the same thing. because you can get good deals, and there is lots of places to choose from, also apartments require 1 year or 2 year contracts, so you will be stuck if you dont choose the right place.

[fly]

minor clarification: only the 1st year is usually locked in, you can usually negotiate a 1 month notice period during the 2nd yr of your lease.

[Angie]

Stanley is a good place to live, u can go to the beach for swimming and suntan, there are some bars and good restaurants along the Stanley Street so u can hang around at nite. There are around 70% of westerners living here, so u can feel like at home.

[Queccy]

Originally Posted by joannebroome

Hi ,just read your post..have been looking on this website for a few weeks now .for ideas of places to live but think i'll just wait now till I get there and have a look around as my employer ensures me that theres so much avail and the best place to look is in the South China Morning post. Anyway... I'm moving there mid July to work as a nurse in a business In Central and will be looking for flatmates/ people to go for a drink with etc. Im British, female,thirties and pretty sociable.. drop me a line if your trying to find a flatmate or just a friendly face to explore HK with!!

Hi There,

Read your thread. I'm moving to HK this coming August. I'm also looking for an apartment, but I work in Causeway Bay, so I'm not sure if we can find a location that is convenient for the both of us. I'm Asian-American, female, in my mid 20s (feels so funny to say things this way ) and certaily up for grabing a drink etc.

Hope all is well,

[chikakeru]

To Qeuccy,

We live in Causeway Bay, there is a flat in our building that is being renovated, so they are tearing it down and making it new, i heard that it will be available at the end of July. Send me a private mail, I can give you the landlords number, directly to negotiation, it is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment. no sea view,