There are SO many choices in Hong Kong and the commutes aren't bad depending on your hours. I'm still a fan of Kowloon side (though recently looked at a Happy Valley place). Just don't find a place that beats my current view and general convenience. I'm at Fa Hui, the FLower Market at Prince Edward, Mongkok, bordering Kowloon Tong. Best central Kowloon spots, IMHO, include Kowloon Tong, Prince Edward, and Jordan. Prices may be a little less, or you get more space for the money. And you defintely are not living in expat-city...but are close enough when you need a fix ;-) If you have a car, it is around 30 minutes from Sai Kung's green & water view houses to town (eastern tunnel) probably under an hour by mini bus to the MTR ... this is an attractive option, but I admit that I already leave dinners and engagements with friends by midnight to make it home by MTR, so wonder if loving out to the countryside might reduce my social life (there's little enough of that given very long hours). On the other hand, enjoying morning coffee in the garden or terrace might just make me smug.