Luk's Furniture 52-64 Aberdeen Main Rd., tel. 2553-4125

Luk's Furniture is a bit out of the way, but it has two floors of rosewood and lacquer furniture, as well as Korean chests and makes furniture to order.

Queen's Road East 1 Queen's Rd. E, tel. 2527-3709

Queen's Road East, in Wanchai, the great furniture retailing and manufacturing area, sells everything from full rosewood dining sets in Ming style to furniture in French, English, and Chinese styles. Custom-made orders are accepted in most shops here. Choy Lee Co. Ltd. is the most famous.

The Banyan Tree Prince's Bldg., 10 Chater Rd., tel. 2523-5561

The Banyan Tree has furniture and bric-a-brac, both old and new, from Europe, India, and Southeast Asia. Other locations: Repulse Bay Shopping Arcade, Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, 2592-8721; Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, 2730-6631; Times Square, 1 Matheson St., Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, 2506-3850.

Warehouse Outlet 18/F Horizon Plaza, 2 Lee Wing St., tel. 2555-0540 or 2877-8303

The Banyan Tree's warehouse outlet has some discounted items; a Chinese birdcage was recently spotted here for HK$700, an excellent buy. (Lesser-quality birdcages go for more than HK$800 at Stanley Market.) You can arrange to visit Banyan Tree's warehouse by calling its office. You won't get a discount if you buy from the warehouse, but you will have the chance to see -- and buy -- pieces that have just arrived.

Jewelry
Chan Che Kee 18 Pottinger St., tel. 2524-1654

Chan Che Kee has fist-size 14- to 18-carat gold Chinese zodiac animals, a unique gift. Smaller versions can be worn as charms. Other stores on Pottinger Street also carry these animals.

China Handicrafts & Gem House 25A Mody Rd., tel. 2366-0973

China Handicrafts & Gem House sells loose gemstones.