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Old 15-08-2008, 07:23 PM
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Where to live near Central?

My wife and I (just married) are moving to HK in September. She and I are both corporate lawyers, and will both be working in Central - she in Landmark, me in the Hong Kong Club building.

We are looking for a comfortable two-bedroom apartment for no more than HK$60k per month, but the list of options is a bit overwhelming!

We would really appreciate any suggestions for which areas we should focus our search in, which agents we should use or handy websites etc. Can anyone help? Apart from the price, the main criterion is that we should like to be able to walk to work.
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Old 22-08-2008, 07:42 AM
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A lot of Central workers live in Soho/mid-Levels. have a look around there on Hong Kong Property Real Estate, Property for Sale, Lease and Rent - GoHome.com.hk
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Old 22-08-2008, 08:22 AM
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Alternatively you can buck the trend, save some money for your newly married life and go somewhere a little further out which is nicer! Say Discovery Bay, Sai Kung, Sham Tseng, Gold Coast, Kowloon etc etc.
You get more space for less money in these places and HK is so small travel times are tiny compared to most major cities.
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I have a 3-bedroom apartment to rent at Aegean Coast (just opposit to Gold Coast), there's shuttle bus available and will take you to very close to central station in approx 30 mins or near(ish) to wan chai (3 min walk) in around 35 mins. It works great for commuting, not so great if you work odd hours.

I've moved out for a month and this full seaview apartment is available for rent out, kindly send me a private message if you want to know further details.
Is that a shuttle bus from the Aegean coast or from Gold Coast Phase 2? I have been wondering if there were other options close by....

PS - those guys were looking to WALK to work tho, so not sure the shuttle is their cup of tea!!!

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Is that a shuttle bus from the Aegean coast or from Gold Coast Phase 2? I have been wondering if there were other options close by....

PS - those guys were looking to WALK to work tho, so not sure the shuttle is their cup of tea!!!
icic, but the rent at Central would be very expensive.
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Old 25-08-2008, 06:57 AM
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still didn't answer my question about where the shuttle goes from
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partly i was interested to know if there is another shuttle going from the gold coast, but mostly I would have highlighted that actually non-gold coast resident's are not supposed to take the gc shuttle - so if anyone moves into aegean coast and relies on the shuttle they could be in for a rude awakening! recently they have been actually enforcing their rules about asking where you live when handing out tickets. They double-checked last time when I said I lived in the marina and it seemed to be ok, but I was worried that they were going to exclude us too! so worth checking anyone who is thinking of moving here. to be honest, the 962 is almost as good a service - and possibly better outside peak hours.
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Old 25-08-2008, 08:59 AM
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partly i was interested to know if there is another shuttle going from the gold coast, but mostly I would have highlighted that actually non-gold coast resident's are not supposed to take the gc shuttle - so if anyone moves into aegean coast and relies on the shuttle they could be in for a rude awakening! recently they have been actually enforcing their rules about asking where you live when handing out tickets. They double-checked last time when I said I lived in the marina and it seemed to be ok, but I was worried that they were going to exclude us too! so worth checking anyone who is thinking of moving here. to be honest, the 962 is almost as good a service - and possibly better outside peak hours.
There are a couple of non official shuttle bus (run privately if you prefer) departing every morning at around 7.45 and 8 AM from Aegean Coast getting people a bit everywhere in HK (TST, Central, CWB...) The price is similar to the 962 Bus BUT you do not have any bus stops between the residence and say Central, which makes the trip a good 10/15 minutes faster.
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thanks - that's useful to know - can non-agean coast residents use them?
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