Apartments

The "Typical" Hong Kong apartment will be on one level with a combined living-dining room, kitchen, maid's room and toilet, utility/laundry area, two/three/four bedrooms and one/two/three bathrooms. Some have balconies (usually the older blocks) and others on the top floor may have exclusive use of the flat roof area above. Separate dining rooms are rare.

Properties built in the last ten years are equipped with modern, fitted kitchens and bathrooms, while many older units have been renovated, some to quite modern standard. A few "luxury" premises offer high standard kitchens and bathrooms at matching "luxury" prices. Appliances are sometimes, but not always, provided.

Modern developments also often provide communal recreational facilities which may include swimming pool(s), tennis, squash, clubhouse and gymnasium, billiards, badminton and playgrounds.

Air conditioning is essential in Hong Kong and while the better buildings are equipped with central or individual systems, it is sometimes necessary to install your own and this should be checked while viewing properties.