Wan Chai Computer Centre

Wan Chai & Northeast Hong Kong Island


Buy a drone, build a custom gaming PC, or repair the iPhone screen you cracked on that Lan Kwai Fong bar crawl. You can do it all and more at this gleaming, beeping warren of tiny electrical shops.


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