Yes, although it's somewhat bittersweet. I can't think of another city of similar size where I can live 5-minutes by car from the center of the business/enterta

Yes, although it's somewhat bittersweet. I can't think of another city of similar size where I can live 5-minutes by car from the center of the business/entertainment district and a 5-minute walk from being in the middle of the forest. To give a visual example, this (very high end) residential building is about 10-minutes by car from the middle of the city: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hong_Kong_Parkview_2.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hong_Kong_Parkview_2.jpg The downside is that housing is close to the least affordable in the world with respect to median income. The average flat size is ~450 sq. ft., (of which typically less than 80% is actually the inside of the flat itself). There have been a number of photo exhibits of late depicting the housing conditions that a significant portion of the population have to deal with: http://www.psfk.com/2013/02/hong-kong-micro-slums.html http://www.psfk.com/2013/02/hong-kong-micro-slums.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2306842/Stunning-images-Hong-Kong-living-cubicles-look-just-like-Borg-cubes.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2306842/Stunning-ima...