We stayed in Kowloon, it worked out well. We were only there 3 days but were able to easily visit all the sites on our list, so 9 days should give you plenty of time and maybe visit the surrounding area.
As others have said, lots of people speak at least some english and the transit is very efficient.
I broke down and bought a made to measure suit from one of the (many) street vendors, it turned out really well.
It was strange for us looking out the window of our hotel at 3 am and the streets are still fairly busy with people.
Lots of air pollution when we were there, and the water in Victoria harbour was pretty brown.
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