Hong Kong is known as a heaven of shopping. From morning until late at night, shopping malls are open and filled with avid shop aphonics. Being a popular international port, Hong Kong is always abreast with the ever-changing fashion and trends. The following will introduce the main shopping areas in Hongkong.
Hong Kong is known as a heaven of shopping. From morning until late at night, shopping malls are open and filled with avid shop aphonics. Being a popular international port, Hong Kong is always abreast with the ever-changing fashion and trends. The following will introduce the main shopping areas in Hongkong.
Central
Quaint old traditional markets provide the vivid contrast to the shiny new skyscrapers which houses the many designer boutiques. Designer shops and exclusive labels are a dime a dozen here, and lots of foreign tourists usually come here to restock and update their wardrobe.
The many stalls at "The Lanes" peddle everything from cheap clothing, watches, and costume jewelry to luggage and shoes. Rain or shine, the markets stay open every day, from 10 a.m. until 7.00 p.m.
Photography enthusiasts inevitably make a beeline for Stanley Street, and little wonder, since there's such a wide array of equipment on sale there. For antiques, head for Hollywood Road. A little to the west, sidewalk hawkers take pride of place.
Western District
Interested in getting some lovely fabric or Chinese handicraft? Then Western Market is just the place to visit. The building itself is something of an attraction, with its Edwardian design and architecture. Move farther west and you'll find that Chinese-style shops dominate the view, with their dried seafood and medicinal herbs. Antiques canal so be had here, at the Cat Street Bazaar, where you'll find and a dazzling array of old coins, watches and stone carvings, sold at the shops and stalls.
Admiralty
It is another area for branded luxury items with the Pacific Place topping the list of popular shopping destinations. It has more than 130outlets, including the famed Marks & Spencer, Lane Crawford and Seibu.
Wan Chai & Causeway Bay
Lovely rattan and Chinese furniture await you at Wan Chai and there are shops that sell products especially for export. Causeway Bay is locally known as "Little Japan" because of the major Japanese department stores that specialize in electrical goods, shoes and fashion for the young.
Standard opening hours are 9:30-19:00 Monday to Sunday, the shopping never stops. Hong Kongers bridle at the very idea of a sales tax, so visitors can forget about hoarding their receipts.