Hong Kong is one of the fastest growing economies
of the world today, with minimal interference from the government
and mostly private operators being the main players in the economy.
The island is flooded with several modern and high-tech shopping
complexes offering a visitor everything under one roof. Shopping
most significantly will be an excellent experience in Hong Kong for
the gizmo lovers. Hong Kong can rightly be called the gadget capital
of Asia with almost all the latest gadgets being available here at
competitive prices. There are thousands of shops across the island,
which offer latest electronic products and home-appliances.
Hong Kong has some unique shopping experience to offer to its
visitors with not just malls, department stores and designer
boutiques but also bustling open-air markets amidst the towering
skyscrapers. Shopping is hence the ideal thing to do on the
sidelines of Summer Olympic 2008. If you are visiting the city in
wake of viewing the Olympic Equestrian event, it is desirable that
you spend some time here to shop for some souvenirs to take back
home for your loved ones. Hong Kong will provide its visitor a blend
of both the old and new world. Perhaps the most exciting part about
shopping in the island is the contrast between the shopping
destinations here. In Hong Kong's central districts one will find a
host of shopping complexes, malls and designer boutiques, with all
the major brands under one roof. Some of the main shopping centres
of Hong Kong are the Galleria, Alexandra House, Admiralty, Pacific
Place IFC Mall and the Prince's Building among others.
Shopping in Hong Kong none the less does not mean one can only shop
from the upmarket streets and swanky malls. The two parallel streets
in Central popularly known as 'The Lanes' consisting of Li Yuen
Street East and Li Yuen Street West are the places from where you
will get the best bargains in the island. The stalls in the streets
practically hawk everything from inexpensive clothing to digital
watches and from shoes to costume jewellery and much more. The
Hollywood Road of Hong Kong will perhaps provide the best souvenir
gifts as it offers several unique antiques. The western market in
Sheung Wan on the other hand will give you an opportunity to shop
for Chinese handicrafts, fabrics and dried medicinal herbs including
the world famous Chinese tea.
Shopping in Hong Kong is an experience that
remains etched in peoples mind forever. It is a great opportunity to
shop, when in Hong Kong during the Summer Olympics in August.