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HOME&PROPERTY
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Aug-Sep15
Name:
Ash Joshi
Originally from:
London
Occupation:
Personal Trainer/
Freelance Consultant
TALK
STREET
An insider’s guide to life in their ’hood.
TUNG CHUNG
THE SPECIFICS
Where do you live?
Kin Tung Road.
What’s the name of your
neighbourhood?
Tung Chung.
How long have you lived here,
and why did you choose the area?
Five weeks. It’s a great location to live
with family and children: very clean, with
nice views. It’s still within easy travelling
distance to Central but far enough away
not to feel like you’re living in the city.
There’s a big expat community of people
from all ethnic backgrounds, which
makes it a very multicultural society and
a great place to be.
THE SCENE
When you walk out of your place,
the first thing you see is:
The walkway that takes you all the way
around the estate; the clubhouse is on
the way out also.
The closest store to your front door
is:
ParknShop, Circle K and a number
of other shops are all within walking
distance.
Your neighbours are great, but you
wouldn’t mind a little less:
Noise from the apartment upstairs!
The vibe of your street is:
Very UK-like: lots of roundabouts, traffic
lights and zebra crossings. The roads are
all clean and look very new; no potholes
or issues at all.
If a celebrity moves in next door, it
will most likely be:
Jackie Chan, to get away from the hustle
and bustle of central Hong Kong.
When you’re in need of a dose of
culture, you:
Take the cable car up to the Big Buddha
on Ngong Ping or make a trip over to
Discovery Bay.
If you’re missing home, you:
Spend time with friends who have become
like my family, or Skype my family back
home in London.
A mandatory stop for taking out-
of-town guests is:
I would say the Big Buddha for culture, or
our favourite place to eat and drink, Kimos.
You’d swap houses in a second
with:
My landlord! He has a massive five-
bedroom place a few towers away from us.