Shopping in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a shopper’s paradise, home to countless sleek malls and stand-alone boutiques where you can shop for luxury fashion, accessories, high-end skincare and cosmetics, and much more. With its duty-free import policy and absence of Valued-added Tax (VAT) or sales tax, luxury goods are cheaper than elsewhere in the region, or indeed globally.

Queen’s Road Central is a good place to start a shopping trip, as there’s a mix of high-end and high-street brands. Also on Queen’s Road, you’ll find the luxurious Landmark shopping mall, which houses a well-stocked department store along with many of the world’s most prestigious brands. Over at the ifc mall in Central, you’ll find plenty of designer brands. While you’re here, walk over to the observation wheel for great views over Victoria Harbour. Causeway Bay is also great for shopping: call in at Hysan Place, and you’ll find more than 300 shops, including an Apple store.

In Kowloon, Elements is one of the best-stocked malls where you can shop for high-end brands or catch a movie at the city’s largest cinema complex. Close by is the West Kowloon Cultural District, where you can take a stroll along the promenade or swing by the museum. Don’t miss Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, too: at two million square feet, it’s the largest mall in the city with around 450 retail stores, more than 70 restaurants, and the Ocean Terminal Deck, which offers 270-degree panoramas over Victoria Harbour.