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Hong Kong - The Shopping Paradise
Hong
Kong is the collection and distribution center of
world's famous brands of products, known as the
"Shopping Paradise" which is mainly concentrated in
Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay.
On Hong Kong Island: 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 Bazar 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 Pacific Place in HongKong is just above the
Admiralty MTR station. You will find here a Classy and
giant multi-levels shopping mall. It is connected
through a pedestrian walkway to the Queensway Plaza.
This is a great place for all your shopping needs. Shops
are selling international branded clothing, lifestyle
products, electronic goods, jewellery, and books. The
grand floor of the Pacific Place has cinemas and
restaurants. There are three 5 star hotels, Conrad
International Hong Kong Hotel, JW Marriott Hotel and
Island Shangri-La Hong Kong Hotel are located in this
complex.
At the Ocean Canter in Kowloon in the Tsim Sha
Tsui, from its entrance close to the Star Ferry
Terminal, you will find shops go on and on in this
shopping mall. Lane Crawford and many individual stores
selling all kinds of products to satisfy all shopping
needs. This includes a diverse selection of fashion,
cloths, bags and accessories, jewellery and cosmetics
outlets, computers, and electronic and electrical
products. Walk right to the northern end of the Canton
Road, it links to the China Hong Kong City complex.
Ferries and buses go to Macau and China from here.
In
the Kowloon Peninsular: The Nathan Road 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
Jordan Road to the Tsim 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 Yuehwa
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 in
Kowloon 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.
Ladiesˇ¦ Street in Hong Kong is a street (or
should I say open-air bazaar) famous in Hong Kong for
cheaper goods. It is one of the busiest places in Hong
Kong. Ladiesˇ¦ Street, as it is nicknamed, is also known
as ˇ§Ladiesˇ¦ Marketˇ¨. Its official name is Tung Choi
Street. Despite its name, not only ladiesˇ¦ products are
sold there, even though it was once devoted to ladiesˇ¦
clothing only. Ladiesˇ¦ Street must not be missed by the
tourist. But watch out for fakes or pirates. After all,
like they say, you canˇ¦t be a tourist without being
scammed!
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