Shopping is a widely popular social activity in Hong Kong where normal and daily products are not due on tax or tax importation. For companies, there is a 17.5% corporate tax which is lower than international standards. Shoppers reportedly spend over US$5.2 billion a month in Hong Kong shops.
There are few restrictions on merchandise vending, and therefore items such as realistic toy weapons are available too. One of the highest shopping peaks of the year include chinese new year as well as the Christmas season. Sometimes, a wide variety of people come and stay for a short weekend from China, as it is close with it’s convenient location surrounding and bordering many of the key and prime cities. This also include national chinese holidays including mid-autumn festival as well as other international holidays. The region is unique in the sense that it is official languages are both Cantonese and English, which enables a healthy tourist trade with English-speaking customers as bilingual sales tags and salespeople are common, especially in tourist areas. The MTR subway and convenient also facilitate Hong Kong's busy shopping industry. Taxi services provide premium services including ones who are specialized in English. Hong Kong includes a wide variety of retail as well as prestigious brands, such as the principal store of Louis Vuitton located on canton road, and also other varieties of shops, such as the large Apple Shops on IFC and Canton road as well. Hong Kong Island: SOGO Times Square Hysan Place Landmark Pacific Place Kowloon Island Harbour city Ocean terminal Sogo Peninsula Arcade Megabox city super commercial press Leung SO KEe ParknShop Sincere Department store Watson’s Wellcome |