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Hong Kong is the collection and distribution center of world's famous
brands of products, known as the "Shopping Paradise" which is mainly
concentrated on Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay. At the Causeway Bay,
there are many large-scale Japan-funded department stores and shopping
markets, such as Vogue Alley mainly distributed at Paterson Street,
and the Daimaru Department Store in The Great George Street, and Jumbo
Sogo Department Store in Yee Wo Street. There are still more large-scale
department stores combining gourmet food and shopping together, such
as the Time Square, Caroline Center, Lee Stage Bazar, Jardine Bazar
etc. Opposite the Sogo Department Store is Kimberly Department Store
which represents the new trend of shopping center. The open air market
at the Jardine Crescent mainly sells female clothings and articles
of daily necessities at cheap but good prices.
The Nathan Road in Kowloon was built by order of the then Governor
Nathan when he assumed office in 1904. It stretches from the seaside
of Tsim Sha Tsui to the Boundary Street to the north of the Kowloon
Peninsula. On both sides of the street, are shopping bazar and large
commercial towers. From the Jordine Road to the Tism Sha Tsui lies
the most bustling shopping district. The Park Lane Shoppers Boulevard
is the shoppers Boulevard that gathers the local and the international
chain stores here. There are Yuhua China-made Goods Corporation,
jewelers' shops, and the latest fashion garments stores, etc.
If you want to buy the kinds of fashionable commodity at fair and low prices, you may go to the Granville Road and take a good look and you may be rewarded unexpectedly. If you want to purchase famous-brand quality products, you may go to the famous Jardine Crescent near the Dome-shaped Space Museum or go to the Landmark Bazar, the Prince Square at the Central District where the brand new commodities are gathered in abundance with brand new designs. Also you can go by the Star Ferry Harbour and arrive at the Sea Harbour City which is formed with many shopping markets ranking number one in scope throughout Hong Kong. There are too many things for the eye to take in.
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