Eastern Hong Kong Island

Cityplaza
18 Taikoo Shing Road, Sai Wan Ho

A large shopping centre, also with an ice-skating rink. To get there, take the MTR to Taikoo on the Island Line.

Chinese Goods Centre Ltd
395 King's Road, North Point
2856 0333

Forget the westernised shopping malls and head for this Chinese-style department store in North Point. Here you will find almost anything you might expect in a large department store except prices are extremely competitive. If you are looking to buy gifts with an oriental flavour this is worth a try.

Fashion Walk
Causeway Bay
Parallel to Paterson Street

An indoor street with shops and a range of western and Asian restaurants.

Sogo
香港

A Japanese department store. As well as the standard fare of international label goods clothes, electronics, home furnishings etc, there is an excellent supermarket in the basement, which sells a variety of Asian foods.

Times Square

A shopping centre in Causeway Bay with an excellent concentration of mid-price range shops and restaurants. CitySuper in the basement is one of Hong Kong's upmarket supermarkets, with a food court serving a variety of reasonably priced meals.

Chun Yeung Street

A local market near the North Point Tram terminus. You can find traditional Chinese food, especially Hokkien style food there. There is a variety of household items, clothes and fresh food there. It is a bazaar typical of many on Hong Kong Island.

RC Outfitters
2/F, Kin Tak Fung Commercial Bldg, 467-473 Hennessy Road,Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay MTR Exit C, next to Tom Lee Music, G/F is Luk Fook Jewellery

A good range of hiking and camping accessories, plus outdoor clothing at reasonable prices.

The main department stores are in Causeway Bay 銅鑼灣. The biggest of these is Sogo.

Gloucester Rd
Wan Chai to Causeway Bay

Pronounced as 'Gloss-ter' Rd, this street is famous for car showrooms where the rich will spend and the rest will take photographs of themselves in front of their dream car.

G.O.D
Sharp Street, East Entrance, Causeway Bay
2890-5555
Close to the Leighton Centre

G.O.D. is a play on the Cantonese slang for "to live better". Here you will find a range of designer gifts and household items.