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on 1 Jun 2011

Hi, I am kavitha from India. We're planning to move to Hong kong soon so i need some information about the place, please help me.

1. where do lot of indians stay in HK?
2.How is rent for houses there and which area will be suitable for indians?
3.I have a daughter who is now 5 years old and I want to put her in a CIPP cambridge curriculum,  where r these schools located? What is the fees structure?

Thank u in advance Kavitha

Anonymous (not verified) on 1 Jun 2011 - 09:10
Hi Kavitha-

I recommend you have a look at the Expat Arrivals Hong Kong guide. There's information about housing, areas and suburbs, the cost of living in Hong Kong, and even education and schools.

In short though, housing in Hong Kong is very expensive, and most people live in apartments - not houses. Generally speaking, older, Chinse-style housing farther from the city centre is cheapest. That said, living outside the cenral business area also means that you may have a longer commute. That said, the Hong Kong public transportation system is excellent.

I'm not sure where many Indian people live, but North Point is a good option if you'd like to integrate with the local people and need reasonably priced accommodation.

Check out the English School Foundation (they run over 20 schools on the island) if you're interested in a British curriculum.
Anonymous (not verified) on 2 Jun 2011 - 06:22
Hi there,
Not being Indian myself this is not my area of expertise.  However from my experience there is not one concentrated area where Indians choose to live here. 
In terms of prices it depends where you want to live and how much space you need, but if you need two/three bedrooms and want to live not too far away from the city then you should think at least 15000 HK per month and up.  Some places will be cheaper than this, but it is could to expect to pay a lot for accommodation here.

In terms of schools, after a bit of a google search it seems the Korean International School teaches the program you are looking for:
http://www.kis.edu.hk/english/01_english/01_04_curriculum/01_04_01_01_01_primary_programme.htm


You might find this website helpful
http://indiansinhongkong.com/

There are a couple of others like that around.




Hope this helps.
Norma
Anonymous (not verified) on 2 Jun 2011 - 10:48
Thank u so much for all the responces.
Anonymous (not verified) on 28 Jul 2011 - 04:13
A lot of Indians live in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, and attend Kowloon Junior School. It has a GCSE/IB curriculum and is relatively cheap among international schools in HK.
Anonymous (not verified) on 17 Jan 2013 - 12:37
Hi,I am meena from india. Now myself and my husband living in qatar (only two member). My husband working as a middle level QS.he get offer in hong kong but they discussed about salary level.I heard that accommodation is expensive. 1bhk is enough for us.Which area is suit for indian and in which place indians are staying. I want to know that how much is the cost of 1 BHK accomodation?.How much is for other expenses like gracery, moblie bill, accommodation ,clothes etc and can we get indian food and indian gracery ? Please suggest me.