Credit: Campus Hong Kong
Back at my previous job I was entrusted with the task of recruiting
interns from overseas every summer. While most of the potential candidates,
also HKID-holders, had their accommodation issue sorted by staying with their families
and friends, there were occasionally those second or third culture kids in foreign
countries, whose previous visits to Hong Kong were at least a decade ago, and
who have not even distant relatives to speak of in Hong Kong. As the person who
had to give them a vague inkling of the average rent for a 'shoe box', which the
interns would be calling temporary home for three months, I was invariably on
the receiving end of dropped jaws and faces that looked just incredulous.
But that’s about to change, for a bit at least, with Campus Hong Kong. With priorities given to foreign
exchange students at local universities, foreign students employed as interns
at local companies, as well as local university students, Campus Hong Kong offers
a total of 48 well-equipped and furbished rooms, each spanning 660-square-foot,
offering plenty of space for four, and complete with en-suite bathroom, fully
fitted kitchenette, refrigerator, high-speed Wi-Fi and many more. From the
individual lockable drawers, study desk with chair, hanging rail, storage
shelves and multi-socket and USB hub that come with each bed, to free
access to the fitness centre, sauna and swimming pool, HKD190 per bed per day (HKD1,200
weekly and HKD4,000 monthly) is more than justifiable, considering the
astronomical rents in Hong Kong.
And no, Campus Hong Kong is not located in some far-off places
in the city where nobody speaks English. Just seven minutes away from MTR Tsuen
Wan Station and Tsuen Wan West Station, Campus Hong Kong is fairly well
connected by the city’s integrated public transportation. Oh, and as residents
at Campus Hong Kong, you’ll be entitled to special benefits at designated
stores at Discovery Park mall,
such as discounts or complimentary gifts.
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