Articles tagged ‘Shopping’
Food Is All in Hong Kong
By ejh | August 23rd, 2006 |
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I recently attended the Hong Kong Food Expo at the Convention Center.
My wife, Pam, and I intended to go on Sunday afternoon, thinking it would be a pleasant way of killing a rainy PM, snacking our way around the hundreds of exhibitor booths.
WRONG! The crush to get anywhere near the entrance was such that we [...]
Shopping and Pollution in Hong Kong
By ejh | June 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
At the risk of sounding less than humble, I noticed in today’s South China Morning Post that there has been verification of what I wrote in two of my recent postings.
One headline stated, “Hong Kong the world champion at sport of shopping.” The article went on to point out that an ACNielson study found [...]
Hong Kong’s Very Own World Cup - Shopping
By ejh | June 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced a two month Shopping Festival in an attempt to lure tourists who are not caught up in World Cup fever.
There has never been any doubt that Hong Kong people are World Class shoppers. I guess that now they will have some competition from tourists lured here by the opportunity [...]
Hong Kong Versus Singapore - Getting Around and Getting Along
By ejh | June 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Fourth in a continuing series.
There are just a few other comparisons between the two places that need to be made. One is the ease with which people can move around the city. Singapore has wide streets that make walking a pleasure. Hong Kong’s streets, on the other hand, are usually narrow and overcrowded. Strolling is [...]
Hong Kong Versus Singapore - Shopping and Eating.
By ejh | June 4th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Number three in a continuing series.
Shopping
Hong Kong has a reputation as a shopper’s paradise. I’m not so sure that is still true. The Designer outlets in Hong Kong are as expensive as they are anywhere else I’ve been. The electronics and camera stores offer no real bargains and, especially in Tsim Sha Tsui, are likely [...]
Budget Tours That Cost too Much.
By ejh | May 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Evidently tourism authorities are worried that budget tour operators are ruining Hong Kong’s reputation as a desirable destination.
The prices of many tours, especially from the mainland, are less than the actual cost to the tour operator. So how does the tour operator make any money: by insuring that visitors spend a good part of their [...]
Hong Kong’s Annual Flower Show
By ejh | March 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This surprisingly interesting event is held every year in Victoria Park. I’ve been a couple times and it’s even fascinating for non-gardeners like me. If you are in town or arriving in the next week or so, I suggest dropping by.
Flower Show Poster
This year’s theme is “Enchanting Beauty.” The featured flower is [...]
Trying to Kill the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
By ejh | February 25th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
In a, hard to believe, sensible decision, the Hong Kong Government agreed to allow the Wanchai Street Market to continue operating, although in a reduced form, and to pay compensation to those stallholders who do not choose to move to the new cement palace being built to house the Wanchai wet market and shops. [...]
Flexible Pricing in Hong Kong
By ejh | February 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
One of the local Beauty Shop chains, Modern Beauty Salon Holdings, was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday. After opening it fell 20% before a small recovery to -10%. Evidently the company’s listing information was inaccurate in the area of customer complaints. They said 200+ complaints for the last year [...]
A Different Perspective On the Cost of Living in Hong Kong.
By ejh | February 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This is my week to realize how easy it is to make certain assumptions that, if not wrong, need at least to be balanced by other viewpoints. I received the following comments from Hamlet Lin which put a different perspective on some of my previous comments about the cost of living in Hong Kong. [...]
