Welcome to Hong Kong's Hottest Neighborhood
Bloomberg explores how the rising cost of Hong Kong Island is pushing travellers across Victoria Harbour to stay and explore Tsim Sha Tsui. Video by Angus ...
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If you’ve traveled to Hong Kong chances are you’ve stayed or worked here amongst the skyscrapers of Hong Kong island But Hong Kong Island running out of room to expand. Housing is the least affordable anywhere in the world. And you don’t get much for your money. The average sized flat is smaller than what you’d get in Manhattan. And many Hong Kongers live in apartments not much bigger than a garage. It’s because of this pressure that the next time you visit your more likely to stay here Across Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tsim Sha Tsui is not easy to say and it's often mispronounced, so it's known to expats as TST Today the area is a growing metropolis packed with a huge variety of restaurants, modern hotels and sleek museums. So it’s hard to believe that it once...
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If you’ve traveled to Hong Kong chances are you’ve stayed or worked here amongst the skyscrapers of Hong Kong island But Hong Kong Island running out of room to expand. Housing is the least affordable anywhere in the world. And you don’t get much for your money. The average sized flat is smaller than what you’d get in Manhattan. And many Hong Kongers live in apartments not much bigger than a garage. It’s because of this pressure that the next time you visit your more likely to stay here Across Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tsim Sha Tsui is not easy to say and it's often mispronounced, so it's known to expats as TST Today the area is a growing metropolis packed with a huge variety of restaurants, modern hotels and sleek museums. So it’s hard to believe that it once...
