Shopping Malls
Amazon

The Amazon is an underground mall between the Regent Hotel and the Space Museum (you enter from the promenade between the hotel and the Star Ferry Pier). Although it's just the place to go when raining, these sites also cater to time-crunched cruise shoppers.

Cityplaza 1111 Kings Rd.

The best shopping is in Quarry Bay's huge Cityplaza (MTR: Taikoo Shing), which houses Hong Kong's largest department store, UNY, as well as more than 400 shops, an ice-skating rink, a bowling alley, and weekly cultural shows.

Festival Walk 80 Tat Chee Ave.

Festival Walk is the fanciest mall in Hong Kong and very easy to reach, albeit slightly off the beaten path. Hong Kong's largest Marks & Spencer and a very large Esprit serve as anchors; the mall also has the largest ice rink in Hong Kong, perfect if you're shopping with kids who want a respite from the sometimes scorching-hot weather.

Harbour City Canton Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui

Harbour City is the largest shopping complex in Hong Kong, and one of the largest in the world; if you can't find it here, it probably doesn't exist. Harbour City houses Ocean Terminal,Ocean Centre,Ocean Galleries, and the Hong Kong, Marco Polo and Prince Hotels. At last count there were some 50 restaurants and 600 shops, including 36 shoe stores and 31 jewelry and watch stores. Note that this mall caters to cruise-ship passengers with limited time and a need to shop, so you are not likely to get the best bargains here.

Maritime Square 33 Tsing King Rd.

Maritime Square is Hong Kong's newest mall. On fast-growing Tsing Yi Island, it's full of shops and restaurants.

New Town Plaza

New Town Plaza in Shatin (KCR: Shatin) is Hong Kong's largest mall, with 350 shops. It's anchored by a Japanese department store called Seiyu.

New World Shopping Centre 18 Salisbury Rd.

New World Shopping Centre is a harborfront shopping center (next to the New World Hotel) with four floors of fashion and leather boutiques, jewelry stores, restaurants, optical shops, tailors, stereo stores, arts and crafts shops, and the Japanese Tokyu department store.