Hong Kong Travels: Sham Shui Po Market

We learned about Sham Shui Po from my old boss, Edward, who is into electronics and gadgets.
Though Sham Shui Po (深水埗) is best known for its street market of electronic stuff, it's so much more than that! I can't believe we've only just know found this gem! It's very easy to get to by MTR. As soon as you exit the Sham Shui Po MTR station, you'll find yourself in one of many street markets in the neighborhood.


We started with the Apliu Street where the electronic stuff street market is. You'll find yourself looking at zip ties, AV cables, mobile phone accessories, camera accessories, and much much more. The variety of items you'll find here is surprising. There are several booths that have nothing but second-hand products which will include old MD players, walkman, dial phones, LPs and many other items that'll take you back a couple of decades. The prices here are also cheaper than at the Wanchai computer center (where we've been doing most of our shopping). You can bargain a little here but the starting prices are already reasonable.

One street over on Yu Chau Street, there are several stores selling beads and other jewelry making accessories.

Another street over on Ki Lung Street and the perpendicular street, Nam Cheong Street, you'll supposed to be able to find a lot of fabric stores. We didn't get a chance to see these this time but will look for them next time.

On the other side, also another street over, on Cheung Sha Wan Road, there is a row of clothing stores. Most of the clothes here being promoted were around 3 for HK$100 ( around US$13). It was too hot for me to try on any clothes at the time so I've left that for another time.

Another street over on the other side of Cheung Sha Wan Rd, you'll find another row of street markets similar to what you would find at the Ladies Market in Mong Kok. Except once again, this one is less crowded with tourists and the prices are more reasonable.

We also found some very delicious boba milk tea here and picked up some workout tops at 3 for HK$100.

This is a great place to shop around for all kinds of things and definitely seemed less crowded and more reasonable in prices from Mong Kok. You'll definitely find me coming here again.