Shopping and Souvenirs

You might not have planned it before arriving in Hong Kong, but you'll end up doing some serious shopping. It's part of the Hong Kong psyche and seeing endless rows of shops and shopping centers will make you cave in. Most of the sales staff in shops speak English and do a great job of encouraging you to spend. The shopping spectrum of Hong Kong spans the high-end clothing stores in Central to the markets of cheap bargains in Kowloon. Tsim Sha Tsui has a many stores and shopping arcades to choose from and upscale shopping can be found in Central and Causeway Bay. The Stanley Market on southern end of Hong Kong island is the best known market in Hong Kong.

Nearly every kind of consumer good can be bought in Hong Kong from electronics to clothes to Chinese curios. Be sure to look around before you buy, many shops offer the same items and a quick comparison of prices and quality will earn big savings. Look for shops with the HKTA label to ensure the shop is reputable and be careful of buying secondhand electronic items. There's leeway for bargaining at the smaller stores or at the markets, make sure to ask what the lowest price is.