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fiogf49gjkf0d HONG KONG IS A SHOPPERS PARADISE. ANTIQUES, CHINA, BROCADES
AND SILKS, CARPETS AND RUGS, GOLD, IVORY GOODS, DIAMONDS,
JADE, PEARLS, AND VARIOUS TYPES OF CLOTHING ARE JUST A
SAMPLE OF GOODS.
HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES TOGETHER
WITH THE SMALLER ISLANDS ALL HAVE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERS
AND OFFER A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GOODS.
HONG KONG ISLANDS CAUSEWAY BAY IS KNOWN AS LITTLE JAPAN.
THERE ARE MANY JAPANESE DEPARTMENT STORES HERE. THERE ARE
ALSO MANY MULTI STOREY SHOPPING CENTERS AND OPEN AIR
MARKETS. CLOTHES, JEWELLERY, SHOES, AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES ARE JUST SOME OF THE GOODS AVAILABLE. THE
LARGEST SHOPPING CENTER ON THE ISLAND IS THE CITY PLAZA
COMPLEX ABOVE TAI KOO TRAIN STATION.
IN KOWLOON THERE IS THE GOLEN MILE OF NATHAN ROAD. THIS IS
A STRETCH OF BOUTIQUES AND SHOPS. HERE THERE IS ALSO THE
OPEN AIR TEMPLE STREET NIGHT MARKET. ALSO ON NATHAN ROAD IS
THE AREA OF YAU MA TEI A DISTRICT OF SPECIALIST SHOPS AND
STREET MARKETS VERY TRADITIONALLY CHINESE.
IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG IS CHINATOWN. THERE
ARE SHOP HOUSES, EXOTIC MARKETS AND NARROW WINDING STREETS.
CHINESE PROVISIONS STORES, TEAHOUSES, HERBALISTS, ANTIQUE
SHOPS AND CHOP ENGRAVERS CAN BE FOUND. CLOSE TO MAN MO
TEMPLE IS THE HOLLYWOOD ROAD AND CAT STREET AREA HERE THERE
ARE MANY ANTIQUE AND CURIO SHOPS.
IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT BEHIND THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IS
JARDINE HOUSE. THIS IS THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATIONS
HEADQUARTERS AND GIFT SHOP. CLOSE TO THE WATERFRONT IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT IS THE ADMIRALTY AREA AND THE DELUXE
PACIFIC PLACE HOTEL AND SHOPPING CENTER. THE HONG KONG ARTS
CENTER IS SITUATED ON THE BORDER OF CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
WANCHAI.
WHERE QUEENS ROAD ENDS IN THE WANCHAI DISTRICT KINGS ROAD
BEGINS. KINGS ROAD IS THE MAIN SHOPPING AREA OF HONG KONG'S
EASTERN DISTRICT.
ON THE ISLAND OF CHEUNG CHAU TO THE SOUTH WEST OF HONG KONG
THERE ARE WATERFRONT STALLS AND A MORNING MARKET. ON PENG
CHAU TO NORTH OF CHEUNG CHAU THERE IS A COTTAGE INDUSTRY
PRODUCING HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN.
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