Hong Kong and Macau_ City Guide (Lonely Planet, 14th Edition) - Andrew Stone [110]
KS AHLUWALIA & SONS
Map Sporting Goods
2368 8334; 8C Hankow Rd; MTR Tsim Sha Tsui (exit E)
Long established, this store is well stocked with golf gear, tennis racquets, cricket bats, shirts and balls. It’s cash only, and no prices are marked, so haggle away.
OCEAN SKY DIVERS
Map Sporting Goods
2366 3738; www.oceanskydiver.com; 1st fl, 17-19 Lock Rd; MTR Tsim Sha Tsui (exit C1)
Along with a full range of diving and snorkelling gear, this place is also worth consulting about dive courses and ideal dive sites all around the Hong Kong’s coastline and islands.
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YAU MA TEI & MONG KOK
To the north of Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok cater mostly to local shoppers and offer good prices on clothing, sporting goods, camping gear, footwear, computers and other daily necessities. There’s nothing very exotic available here, but for your everyday items they’re popular spots, and it is fun to see how the local people shop and to check out what they are buying.
TRENDY ZONE Map Clothing & Accessories
Chow Tai Fook Centre, 580A Nathan Rd; 1-10pm; MTR Mong Kok (exit E2)
A terribly uncool name, yes, but you’ll find a couple of dozen quirky little fashion outlets crowded into this micromall selling new and vintage gear for guys and gals. It’s very urban and aimed largely at a teen and 20-something clientele.
MONG KOK COMPUTER CENTRE
Map Computers
8-8A Nelson St, Mong Kok; 1-10pm; MTR Mong Kok (exit E2)
This centre has three floors of computer shops. In general, it’s geared more towards the resident Cantonese-speaking market than foreigners, but you can normally get better deals here than in Tsim Sha Tsui. Check out Winframe System ( 2300 1238; Shop 106-107) on the 1st floor.
YUE HWA CHINESE PRODUCTS EMPORIUM Map Department Store
2384 0084; 301-309 Nathan Rd; MTR Yau Ma Tei (exit D)
This enormous place, with seven floors of ceramics, furniture, souvenirs and clothing, has absolutely everything the souvenir-hunting tourist could possibly want, as well as bolts of silk, herbs, clothes, porcelain, luggage, umbrellas and kitchenware. There’s also a branch in Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Park Dr ( Map; 2317 5333; 1 Kowloon Park Dr) that’s entered from Peking Rd.
CHAMONIX ALPINE EQUIPMENT
Map Outdoor Gear
2770 6746; 1st fl, On Yip Bldg, 395 Shanghai St; MTR Yau Ma Tei (exit B2)
Far-flung but worth the trip, this Mong Kok shop, run by an avid mountaineer, has a wide range of camping, hiking and climbing equipment.
WISE MOUNT SPORTS
Map Outdoor Gear
2787 3011; Ground fl, 75 Sai Yee St; 11.30am-10.30pm; MTR Mong Kok (exit E2)
This is a long-standing family-run shop with camping gear, swimming goggles, pocket knives, compasses, hard-wearing bags and even sports trophies for sale.
LANGHAM PLACE MALL
Map Shopping Mall
3520 2800; 8 Argyle St; MTR Mong Kok (exit C3)
This 15-storey supermall has some 300 shops that stay open till as late as 11pm. The focal point of the mall is the high-tech Digital Sky, where special events take place.
KHS BICYCLES Map Sporting Goods
2733 7777; 201 Tung Choi St; MTR Mong Kok (exit A2)
A well-stocked shop offering a range of bikes from urban runabouts to mountain bikes and a good supply of accessories.
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NEW KOWLOON
Shopping venues in New Kowloon run the gamut from glittering shopping malls, such as Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong, to the cut-price computer centres of Sham Shui Po.
GOLDEN COMPUTER ARCADE
Map Computers
Basement & 1st fl, 146-152 Fuk Wa St, Sham Shui Po; Sham MTR Shui Po (exit B1)
This centre sells computers and components, as well as software, VCDs and DVDs, all at the lowest prices this side of Shenzhen.
NEW CAPITAL COMPUTER PLAZA
Map Computers
1st & 2nd fls, 85-89 Un Chau St, Sham Shui Po; MTR Sham Shui Po (exit B1)
This emporium of computer shops has a good range of stock and helpful staff who can produce enough English to close a sale.
FESTIVAL WALK Map Shopping Mall
2844 2222; www.festivalwalk.com.hk; 80-88 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon Tong; 10am-midnight; MTR Kowloon