[stucooper]

i will be moving to hk next month and was wandering where is a good place to live. i would like to be in a place accesible to both the city and my job in sheng shui. i do not want to pay anymore than 7,000hkd a month.

[suewan]

Hi,

My fiance works in Sheung Shui and so we decided to live in a village house in Tai Po. It's got 3 bedrooms, is big for HK standards and only costs us $4,000 a month. There are cheaper flats than ours here too. There is a fairly big expat community in Tai Po. If you want any more info just PM me.

[jaykay]

I agree that Tai Po is a great place to live. Also Sha Tin is another consideration. A little further away from Sheung Shui but closer to the city, about 30-45 mins on train.

There are good ex-pat communities in both places and both served well by train (KCR) and bus.

[Vrindavan]

ex-pat community in Shatin area ?

where ?

[kostas]

I wonder too

[jaykay]

I live in the Tai Wai area and there are several ex-pats in the apartments I'm in. Also there seem to be quite a few others in the local area. One of the problems here is that ex-pats seems to turn away when they see you here! They are fine when I turn round and say hello, then you can't stop them talking!

I've also noticed quite a few ex-pats around the New Town Plaza areas, and Grand Central Plaza areas. Speaking with an Englsih guy who runs a stall in Seiyu, he was telling me he lived directly above New Town Plaza and that there were a few ex-pats there as well. Maybe we should get some events going in the area. Another friend of mine has just moved back to the UK from Shatin Heights.

I think if you could count the ex-pats in Sha Tin it would be surprising just how many there are. I haven't seen many though around the North (City One) area.

Anyone up for some events in the area?

JK

[stucooper]

thanks for the replies. i was considering living in shatin as my partner may get a job downtown. what is it like in shatin for living. is it expensive for flats and does anyone have any contacts for agents or people who have flats or houses for rent in the area.