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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 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 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 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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