Hong Kong Island

Causeway Bay is eternally popular with tourists. From department stores, to small boutiques and bargain stalls, everything can be found here in a tight cluster. Of course, it will still take you a whole day to walk through this shopping carnival.

Shops specialising in shoes, electrical appliances and fashion for young people are found in abundance. Taking a stroll through the many shopping malls, including Fashion Walk, Island Beverley, The Lee Gardens, Lee Theatre Plaza, Times Square and World Trade Centre - wtc more reveals a strong focus on fashion and food. In Square, in Windsor House, is known for computer products.

Jardine's Crescent is great for inexpensive clothing, accessories and domestic goods - and all at great value. To get there, take Exit F from Causeway Bay MTR Station.

Wan Chai's streets are steeped in history and offer an amazing range of shopping. Along Queen's Road East you can find a number of excellent rattan and Chinese furniture shops which will happily arrange to have your purchases sent home.

Spring Garden Lane is a great place to pick up clothes at very competitive prices. The market stalls exclusively sell products originally meant for export, meaning quality and price are very competitive. It also connects to local wet and dry markets, and so offers a multicultural experience in the heart of Wan Chai. Spring Garden Lane is off Queen's Road East and runs to Johnston Road.

Admiralty too is famous for its brand-name luxury goods. Pacific Place, one of Hong Kong's most popular malls, is the ideal place to go in this area. You'll find perfect gift ideas within its 140-plus outlets, including the Lane Crawford department store and top designer label shops. Pacific Place and another shopping centre called Queensway is connected to the Admiralty MTR Station.

Hong Kong's Central district houses many shimmering skyscrapers and marbled shopping atriums and malls. LANDMARK, The Galleria and the ifc mall are the main shopping centres, with designer shops and exclusive brand names in abundance.

Two parallel streets in Central known as "The Lanes", Li Yuen Street East and Li Yuen Street West are a riot of stalls hawking everything from inexpensive clothing, watches and costume jewellery to luggage and shoes. Situated between Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central, the market is open daily from 10am to 7pm.

Stanley Street is known for reasonably priced photographic equipment. Hollywood Road is Hong Kong's antiques row, above the Central business district. Farther west towards Sheung Wan is a bustle of sidewalk hawkers on Central's stepped "ladder" streets.

Western Market in Sheung Wan is a handsomely renovated Edwardian building filled with Chinese handicraft stores and fabric shops. It is situated at the corner of Connaught Road and Morrison Street, Sheung Wan. The area to the west is famous for its small Chinese-style shops selling dried seafood and medicinal herbs.

Cat Street bazaar is best known for stalls and shops selling antiques, such as watches, old coins, jade and stone carvings.

There are always bargains galore at Ap Lei Chau. The South Side area near Aberdeen is known primarily for its discount furniture and clothing warehouses. Horizon Plaza, located in Ap Lei Chau, has some furniture and clothing factory outlets.

How to get there: By bus route M590 from Exchange Square in Central to South Horizon

Stroll through the markets at one of Hong Kong's most famous coastal areas. Stanley Market is a warren of stalls, shops and restaurants. Historic lanes are jam-packed with vendors selling Chinese paintings, handicrafts and furniture, silk collectibles, curios and a wide variety of Hong Kong souvenirs. Open from around 10:30am to 6:00pm daily.