After being in Hong Kong for a little over 1 week I have decided that Hong Kong is indeed one of the best cities to shop, for the following reasons:

1)Shops in HK open before 12 noon, usually around 10am, but it can be earlier depending on the store. And close at a really lovable time, depending on location. In Central, where I live at the moment, shops close at 8-9pm. In Causeway Bay, a very well known shopping district, shops close at 10-12pm! Isn’t that wonderful? This is why HK is a wonderful shopping place compared to other really lazy countries, such as the UK with stores closing at 4pm on Sundays!

2)Shopping is TAX FREE! It is absolutely fabulous! I mean, can you imagine how much less stress it is to shop without subconsciously adding on the tax rate onto the price?

3)Shops are always huddled in air-conditioned, well lit and posh-looking indoor shopping malls. And they are EVERYWHERE!! These malls are certainly not stranded in some wilderness, unlike a few horrible American outlets I have been to (example: Tanger Outlet in Long Island, NY).

x Ashley