Station 22: Market Shopping

For budget shopping, there is no better place to start than at one of Hong Kong's busy covered markets and street markets. The biggest one in the territory is the Temple Street night market in Yau Ma Tei, which basically runs parallel to west of Nathan Rd from Jordan Rd in the south to Man Ming Lane in the north, and is divided by Tin Hau Temple. It is the place to go for cheap clothes, watches, pirated CDs and DVDs, fake labels, footwear, cookware and everyday items, as well as daai-paai-dawng. The best time to visit is between 7pm and 10pm.

The Tung Choi Street Market, two blocks east of Nathan Rd and the Mong Kok MTR station, mainly sells cheap clothing. It is sometimes called the Ladies' MARKET to distinguish it from the Men's Market.



There are other bustling Markets on Apliu St in Sham Shui Po, one block west of Sham Shui Po MTR station, and in the streets running off Tai Po;s Four Lane Sq in the New Territories.

If you're looking strictly for clothing, try Jardine's Bazaar in Causeway Bay. A ibt more upmarket and a tourist attraction in its own rihgt is Stanley Market, in the village of that name on southern hong kong island. Another market worth visiting is Western Mareket near the Macau ferry terminal in Sheung Wan.

by Cindy