Night-time shopping and other options

    Don't worry about getting locked in the store when the sun goes down. Most shops in Tsim Sha Tsui stay open until at least 9 or 10pm (and all day on Sunday). If you are still on your feet by that time, you might want to venture further down Nathan Road to find Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei where Hong Kong's most popular night market swings into action every evening from 8-11pm. Low-tech gadgetry is definitely the emphasis here. Wondering where all the world's unused calculators and electric alarm clocks wound up? They've migrated East. Bring some paracetemol with you as those annoyingly shrill alarm clocks are clanging constantly and most of the stall-holders do not seem very bothered about turning them off.

    If gadget-hunting in Kowloon is wearing you out, hop the Star Ferry back over to Hong Kong Island. You'll discover scores of calmer and swisher malls,' department' stores and designer name shops in Admiralty and Wan Chai, particularly around the Convention and Exhibition Centre. For PCs, you'll have to go farther afield.' Such as the In Square Centre in Causeway Bay which has whole floors 'dedicated to 'computers. Because many are manufactured or assembled here to be sold abroad, you can find some competitive pricing, especially for laptops and notebooks.


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