Shopping in Hong Kong

Shopping in Hong Kong is probably the main reason people go here. There are a number of different locations for shopping, and the one who loves shopping will not be disappointed.

Kowloon

Nathan Road

Nathan Road is a street, about 3 km (2 miles) long that goes north from the southern tip of Kowloon. Here you can find everything when it comes to shopping. Not just on Nathan Road itself, but also on the parallel streets on both sides. It would certainly take several weeks just to go through all the shops on and around Nathan Road.

Ladies Street

Ladies Street is located in Kowloon, at the metro station Mong Kok, parallel to Nathan Road. It is an outdoor market where they sell clothes, watches, bags, toys, and a lot of junk. It is not only for ladies though; you can find products for everyone here. Bargain hard, but do not spend too much time on a single vendor, try another one if they do not accept your price (and perhaps raise it a little). If the price is acceptable to them, they will call you back when you start to leave. If you stand there for a long time to bargain, they will just try to get as much from you as possible since they know you are very interested.

Fa Yuen Street Market

Located parallel to and just east of the Ladies Street. Here you can find all kinds of sporting goods. Mostly clothes and shoes though, not so much equipment.

Sai Yeung Choi Street

Located parallel to and just west of the Ladies Street. Some block of electronics stores. Cameras, computers, etc…

Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is much more modern than Kowloon and here you can find very shiny and luxury shopping malls. Prices are generally higher than in Kowloon but they also mostly have famous brands.

Li Yuen Street

Two parallel streets located just west of metro station Central, squeezed between the buildings. Clothes, watches, bags, toys, and so on. It was quite hard to bargain here and in general not as cheap as Kowloon.

More shopping

Except all of the above, there are certainly hundreds of places you should visit. There are probably thousands of shops just nearby every metro station in the central areas. Just keep your wallet ready and shop till you drop!