a heavy weekend, they can be badly polluted. Rents range from $60,000 - $250,000. Stanley, once a small fishing village, is now among the more popular residential areas of Hong Kong Island It houses the local prison, the Stanley Club and until 1997 was the site of a British Army barracks. Located a few miles past Repulse Bay, Stanley has a large market very popular with expatriates for its fresh fish and vegetables, rattan furniture and accessories, clothing, barbers, and much more. There is Stanley Plaza, a shopping mall housing a bakery, wine shop and Park ‘n’ Shop. There is a Wellcome supermarket on the main road, post office and gas station. There is a bus service to the Hong Kong International School and to Quarry Bay Junior School, as well as frequent buses to Central and Shaukiwan. Over the years many good restaurants and pubs have emerged, creating a cosmopolitan style. Longtime residents of Stanley tend to feel they live in a real community. Small apartment units, two- and three-story, and the more leisurely pace of traffic permits bicycling and walking for both youngsters and adults. Some of the buildings have swimming pools and garden areas.

Other relatively new developments on the South Shore are in South Bay, just along from Repulse Bay, Red Hill, and Tai Tam. The American Club’s splendid country club premises are located in Tai Tam which is also not too far from the Hong Kong International School campuses, next to Redhill Shopping Complex.

West Shore

Pokfulam and Cyberport are popular and large blocks of apartment buildings there include Scenic Villas and Baguio Villas. Some low-rise flats with garden areas can be found in Pokfulam on Bisney, Mount Davis, and Sassoon Roads. The housing estate at Wah Fu provides shopping facilities and restaurants, but this and other large housing developments such as Chi Fu Fa Yuen Lamma channel, is ten minutes away from Central.

Pokfulam have increased congestion. The Hong Kong University is spread along both sides of Pokfulam Rd. Cyberport a new IT center, with apartment blocks looking out the Riding School and Sandy Bay Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital are located nearby, as are Kennedy Primary School and West Island High School, both parts of the English Schools Foundation network of some 16 schools in the territory. Transport can be difficult during rush hours as buses and minibuses operate mainly along Pokfulam Rd, and from some areas this is a long uphill climb. Baguio Villas has a minibus service. School buses cover most areas.

Kowloon

Waterloo Hill, Homantin Hill and Beacon Hill are areas of high-rise buildings, excellent for public transportation, near supermarkets, and close to the public library. Flats vary in size from about 1,200 sq/ft to quite large units of 2,500 sq/ft. Many have terraces and views.

Kowloon Tong and Yau Yat Chuen are more suburban in feel. Here one-and two-story buildings, surrounded by gardens and on quiet streets, are available in completely residential settings. There are few houses for rent, but many townhouses contain only two or four flats. Kowloon Tong is 20 minutes by bus to Tsim Sha Tsui, and close to Kowloon City. The MTR provides speedy access to the island. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is a self-contained high-rise community in Lai Chi Kok. It has its own bus service every 15 minutes to the Star Ferry. The tunnel bus service is convenient. The journey is fairly long if you work on Hong Kong Island, even though the MTR has provided some improvement. Flats for bachelors, couples, and families are small but allow for people of all ages, family composition and income. Mei Foo is really a large town in itself, built to local middle-class standards. It is noisy and crowded, but its advantages are beautiful harbor views, shops of all kinds on the ground floors of residential buildings, restaurants, and parks and play areas, all of which have been incorporated into this project, originally developed by Mobil Oil.