Shopping in Hong Kong
Fun Retail Therapy!
Hong Kong, a region of social, financial and economical significance, is renowned for offering a holiday experience of a lifetime. Among the numerous things to do in the city, shopping is undoubtedly a favourite. Catering to every taste and budget and boasting a large number of seasonal sales, the city offers a one of a kind retail experience.
Shopping areas in the region are mainly to be found in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. Highlights include Mong Kok, Jordan, Yau Ma Tei and Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon and Causeway Bay, Admiralty and North Point in Hong Kong Island. A great number of department stores and malls are spread across Hong Kong’s various districts. A variety of international signature brands and designer counters can be found here offering everything from jewelleries and watches to clothes and leather products.
Being an international centre of trade, Hong Kong is a shoppers’ paradise where street labels, haute couture, tonic foods, mystical stones, gadgetry, porcelain and works of art are available. However, no retail experience in Hong Kong would be complete without a visit to the region’s most luxurious shopping destination, IFC Mall. Among the retailers here are Vivienne Tam, Kenzo, Longchamp, Geiger and Patrick Cox.
Also make it a point to head over to Sogo, a Japanese-owned store featuring a wide array of department stores. Yet another renowned retail destination in the region is Jade Market consisting of about 400 stalls.
Among the other shopping venues for you to visit are Pacific Place, Page One, Island Beverley Mall, Shanghai Tang, Sample Moon, Mirador Mansion, Prince’s Building, Li Yuen Street East & West, Western Market, Joyce, Chinese arts and crafts market, Up Date Mall, Times Square, Cityplaza and a lot more.
Whatever you have the penchant for, be it specialty shopping, traditional items, Home decoration and furniture, Chinese snacks and brews or electronics items, Hong Kong has it all!
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