Hong Kong Shopping

  1. Chinese Arts & Crafts

    Mainland-owned CAC is probably the best place in Hong Kong to buy quality bric-a-brac and other Chinese trinkets; it's positively an Aladdin's cave of souvenirs. On Hong Kong Island there's also branches in Central, Tsim Sha Tsui and a huge branch in Wan Chai.

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  2. Harvey Nichols

    Britain's Harvey Nichols has brought its diverse, profuse and on-the-pulse range of couture and smart street fashions to Hong Kong, occupying four floors at the Landmark.

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  3. Lane Crawford

    This branch of Hong Kong's original Western-style department store, the territory's answer to Harrods in London, is the flagship now that the store on Queen's Rd Central has closed. There are branches in Admiralty (2118 3668; 1st & 2nd fls, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway), Causeway Bay (2118 3638; Ground & 1st fls, Times Square, 1 Matheson St) and Tsim Sha Tsui (2118 3428; Ground & 1st fls, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Salisbury Rd).

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  4. Sogo

    This Japanese-owned store in the hub of Causeway Bay has 12 well-organised floors and more than 37,000 sq metres of retail space. The range is mind-boggling: over 20 brands of ties just for starters. Eclectic departments include the Barbie Counter and the Character's Shop.

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  5. The Swank

    A long-standing fashion powerhouse, the Swank stocks a good range of established, mainly European labels including Kenzo, Sonia Rykel, Christian Lacroix, Givenchy and Kenzo, plus a smattering of up-and-coming talent from Hong Kong and the world's fashion centres.

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  7. Wing On

    'Forever Peaceful' is notable for being locally owned. It carries a range of goods but is especially well known for inexpensive electronics and household appliances. There is another branch located in Tsim Sha Tsui (2710 6288; 345 Nathan Rd).

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  8. Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium

    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 (2317 5333; 1 Kowloon Park Dr) that's entered from Peking Rd.

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