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A Quick Guide to Shopping in Hong Kong
Let me cut the chase. If you are looking for a Hong Kong shopping guide, look No further. This special report not only educates you about Hong Kong shopping but will also help you in every step of your journey in Hong Kong including: getting around Hong Kong, Eating, time off activities and finally where to sleep! So keep reading.
If you are shopping in Hong Kong, Street markets like, Wanchal (Off Johnson Road) and Mongkok are great for bargains and browsing, where you can pick up clothing over-runs for a few dollars. If buying cameras or electrical goods avoid notorious Tsimshatsui shops and look for branches of either Fortress or Broadway, where prices are fixed but low.
The computer emporia in kowloons shamshuipo district are world-renowned for cheap hardware, though illegal software is the thing of the past.
Dont forget too, that there is no sales tax or duty on most goods sold in Hong Kong (except for alcohol and tobacco) so there are no hidden extras.
Getting around for shopping in Hong Kong:
Trains, buses and ferries are so reliable, comfortable and clean in Hong Kong that you never need to take a taxi.
The Airport express which stops at both Kowloon and Hong Kong, links to the regular subway system and costs around USD.12 ( one-way) and takes a little over 20 minutes to reach the destination.
Buses take longer but frankly they cut half the cost.
Around town, the subway system and almost all buses are air-conditioned.
Ask the Hotel Concierge for advice on routes and stops and if you still need any help, Most HongKongers speak English.
Taking Time Off:
Apart from shopping, HongKong also features some of the best attractions for tourists. Sightseeing could be done from the upper deck of buses. Take a ride over the top of the insland from central to Stanley village. For a stroll through the market midweek is the best time for this. Or catch one of the old slow Ferries to the outlying islands, and grab a seat on the outside upper deck. You could also buy a US$6.50 museums pass at the tourist information centers which gives unlimited access to government centers which gives unlimited access to government run museums dedicated to art, history, science and space.
For a night at the races, take along your passport to qualify for a $6.50 tourist, which gets you into the members enclosure.
Eating in Hong Kong:
Hong Kong is said to be the home to the cheapest McDonalds in the world, where a Big Mac, fries and a coke come in at around $2.50USD.
However, wed suggest passing by the golden Arches for an experience that is ethnically Authentic, is conventionally located among central direct offices and shops and costs even less. At lunchtime around Wellington and costs even less. At lunchtime around Wellington and Stanley streets ( a stones throw from stylish Lan Kwai Fong restaurants) noodle shops serve up steaming won ton or fish ball noodles at just US$1.25 a bowl. Perched on a stool at a shared table, this is hardly the most relaxed or stylish way to dine but surrounded by HongKongers of every stripe youll feel as if youve truly arrived. Functional canteens like this are ubiquitous in Hong Kong as unfortunately is the use of monosodium glutamate. If youre desperate for something a little more international branches of UK fast-food specialist prt a manager have opened around the city.
Sleeping in Hong Kong:
Cheap though they are, wed hesitate at recommending the backpacker haunts of Nathan Roads notorious Chungking Mansions or for that matter the numerous free campsites dotted around the territorys picturesque coastline. What we would suggest looking at however is YMCA of Hong Kong, which occurs on the prime spot on the Tsimshasui waterfront beside the venerable and luxurious peninsula. Here you get spacious, simple modern accommodation for very reasonable prices.
About The Author:
Venkata Ramana is a Specialist Travel Agent and owner of a href="http://www.atravela.com" A Travel A - Your Guide to discount travel web sites/abr Read The Complete Special Report a href="http://www.atravela.com/travel_reports/HongKong.html" A Quick Guide to Shopping in Hong Kong /a
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